The Board finds that the veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral glaucoma is not related to his military service and has denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of an eye injury or disease during service, and the first documented manifestation of glaucoma occurred more than 30 years after service. The Board found that the veteran's current condition is unrelated to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0617482
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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