The Board denied service connection for mycosis of the toenails and residuals of eye trauma, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements regarding in-service injury or disease are deemed unreliable due to inconsistencies with his discharge report and lack of action seeking treatment for many years after service. There is no medical opinion linking the current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- mycosis of the toenails, residuals of eye trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1038907
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