The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left eye macular dysplasia and degeneration, finding that new evidence did not establish a link to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record relating the veteran's current left eye macular dysplasia to any disease or injury which occurred during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye macular dysplasia, left eye macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0603916
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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