The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's right eye glaucoma to his service-connected traumatic left eye glaucoma or any other incident therein. The claim for service connection was denied, and the TDIU claim was also denied as the veteran's service-connected disability did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's right eye glaucoma and his service-connected traumatic left eye glaucoma or any other incident therein, nor did it show that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603607
What this means for you
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