The Board has determined that the veteran did not sustain an in-service eye injury resulting in a disability, and therefore service connection for eye injury is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of an in-service eye injury or disease that resulted in current disabilities such as cataracts, blepharochalasis, and dry eye syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Injury, Cataracts, Blepharochalasis, Dry Eye Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601595
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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