The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, including amblyopia and macular degeneration, finding that the Veteran's current eye disability is not causally related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current bilateral eye disorder to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorder, amblyopia, macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1017113
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What this means for you
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