The Board has determined that the Veteran's chorioretinopathy, a disease incurred during service, is service-connected. However, other current eye conditions are not related to service and are considered refractive errors.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion confirming that the Veteran's currently diagnosed chorioretinopathy was incurred in service based on his exposure to infrared light while serving as a missile guide. Other eye conditions were found to be unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chorioretinopathy, refractive errors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1224763
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