The Board found that the Veteran's current right eye disability was not incurred in or aggravated during service and denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA examinations did not find a relationship between the Veteran's current right eye disability and an injury in service, and the examiner suggested alternative causes such as medication use and smoking history.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right eye injury, myopic astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0918018
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the January 2013 denial of service connection for myopic astigmatism with senile cataracts, bilateral eyes was dismissed due to non-compliance with claims processing rules.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for mild facial acne, allergic rhinitis, and depression based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), residuals of a right eye injury, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right eye injury based on new and relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the adequacy of the VA medical opinion provided in connection with the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right eye injury. The Veteran was treated for injuries to his right eye during service and now contends that he has experienced ongoing symptoms since then.
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