The Board finds that the Veteran's right eye blepharitis and low back sprain are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: VA examinations found no evidence of a nexus between the diagnosed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Blepharitis, Low Back Sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1143656
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