The Board has determined that the veteran's blurred vision is not related to his military service and has been attributed to developmental defects such as amblyopia and refractive error.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the veteran's blurred vision was due to developmental conditions like amblyopia and refractive error, which are not considered diseases or injuries for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- blurred vision, amblyopia, refractive error
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0825206
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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