The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder, bladder disorder, and fractured left mandible as the evidence did not show current disabilities or a relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the presence of chronic conditions in any of the claimed areas during or after service, and the Veteran failed to report for several scheduled examinations which would have provided necessary information to establish her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disorder, bladder disorder, fractured left mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908493
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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