The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left eye injury and right knee injury, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's period of active duty.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing that the veteran's current left eye or right knee conditions were related to his time in service. The earliest documentation of these conditions occurred decades after his discharge from military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Emotional distress (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), Residuals of a left eye injury, Residuals of a right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903971
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee injury and remanded the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters of entitlement to increased ratings for residuals of a right and left knee injury due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for residuals of a right and left knee injury due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a head injury, and residuals of a right wrist injury as there was no medical evidence or competent opinion supporting a nexus between the current diagnoses and any incident of service.
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