The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic conjunctivitis and residuals of an injury to the left second metacarpal, as well as his claim for service connection for asthma.,There is no specific information provided about the exposure basis or whether the veteran was exposed to any presumptive conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not reveal any active conjunctivitis in the left eye and the residuals of the injury to the left second metacarpal do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes.,There is no evidence of asthma or any other disability related to service, as indicated by the lack of relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Chronic Conjunctivitis","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of an injury to the left second metacarpal","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Asthma","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634769
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