The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disorder, finding no evidence of a current acquired eye disorder and concluding that any pre-existing refractive errors were not incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any current acquired eye disorder to service. The veteran's service records show only refractive errors and congenital nystagmus, with no indication of an acquired eye injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- myopia, amblyopia, astigmatism, congenital pendular nystagmus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0613014
What this means for you
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