The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, variously diagnosed as pattern dystrophy, acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (AMPPE), multifocal choroiditis, butterfly foveal dystrophy, and punctuate inner choroidopathy.
The deciding factor: The competent and probative medical evidence of record preponderates against a finding that the veteran has current eye disability that is due to any incident or event in active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pattern dystrophy, acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (AMPPE), multifocal choroiditis, butterfly foveal dystrophy, punctuate inner choroidopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0812971
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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