The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left eye injury residuals, increased ratings for right knee and left foot disabilities, and found no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation that would support a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish an in-service event or incident related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0607660
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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