The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any right eye disorder, including vision loss, that is related to service. The current defective vision and presbyopia are attributed to refractive error rather than an injury or disease incurred in service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the currently diagnosed right eye conditions (presbyopia and optic neuritis) to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right eye injury, Sinusitis with nasal infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611290
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