The Board has determined that the veteran's defective vision, myopic astigmatism, and presbyopia were not incurred or aggravated by service. The VA examiner found no connection between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that the veteran's defective vision was not related to his military service and did not find any evidence linking cataracts to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective vision, Myopic astigmatism, Presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0639959
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