The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current eye disorder, to include allergic conjunctivitis, and thus service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current clinical evidence of an eye disability, including allergic conjunctivitis.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0612183
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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