The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral myopic astigmatism and granted his claim for service connection for retropatellar pain syndrome. The Board found that the veteran's myopic astigmatism was a congenital defect not aggravated by service, while finding continuity of symptomatology for his retropatellar pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's bilateral myopic astigmatism is a disease of congenital etiology and not aggravated by any service-connected disability. For the retropatellar pain syndrome, the Board found evidence of continuous symptoms since service without clear indication of aggravation from a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral myopic astigmatism, retropatellar pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0602160
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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