The Board found that impaired vision due to glaucoma was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any evidence of impairment related to service, and the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection based on his head injury residuals was not supported by medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired Vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1143910
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