The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney stones, residuals of a fracture of the 1st metatarsal of the right foot, residuals of right eye trauma, and glaucoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones, residuals of a fracture of the 1st metatarsal of the right foot, residuals of right eye trauma, glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613166
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What this means for you
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