The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic renal insufficiency and an eye condition, finding no competent medical evidence showing that these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any direct relationship between the veteran's current renal and eye disorders and his military service. The Board concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support the claims of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal insufficiency, posterior vitreous detachment of both eyes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0637186
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