The Veteran's left eye disorder, including his prothrombin gene mutation, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There were no residuals of a left eye arterial thrombosis during service and the prothrombin gene mutation is considered a congenital defect with no superimposed injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye arterial thrombosis, prothrombin gene mutation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1012335
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