The Board has determined that the veteran's current eye disability, including defective vision and a detached retina of the right eye, is not related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent clinical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's current eye disabilities and his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective vision, detached retina of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0608875
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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