The Board found no evidence of a current bilateral eye disorder during service or within close proximity to service, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his military service. As such, the claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the Veteran's current bilateral eye disorder manifested in service or is related to any incident of service, including boxing during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1026307
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What this means for you
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