The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a corneal abrasion of the right eye and Bell's Palsy, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions and that the evidence does not establish a link between any diagnosed condition and active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current disability or linking any diagnosed condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal abrasion, right eye, Bell's Palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1003374
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