The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a left eye injury and residuals of a left ear injury have been denied as there is no competent evidence linking current disabilities to his military service.
The deciding factor: The service treatment records do not show any indication of a left eye injury or disability during service. The post-service medical evidence shows that the Veteran's blindness in the left eye was caused by a post-service trauma, and there is no competent evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Blindness, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0925044
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