The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that he sustained a right eye injury during service and concluded that his current vision problems are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical nexus between active duty and the veteran's current right eye impairment, as there was no documented trauma in service and the condition has been static since birth.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right eye trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0817118
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of right eye trauma, and thus the claim for service connection is denied.
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