The Board found that the Veteran's eye disorder, including residuals of eye trauma, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions were provided which concluded that the Veteran's current eye disorders are not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of eye trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1139278
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