The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left eye disorder or dental disorder that is related to his active service. As such, he cannot establish service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability and no link between any diagnosed condition and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Disorder, Dental Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0837362
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