The Board found no evidence of a current right eye disability and concluded that the Veteran's reported symptoms are not credible. As a result, service connection for a right eye disability cannot be established.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's contentions regarding his right eye disability were not supported by competent medical evidence showing a current disability related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Tear Duct Injury, Right Eye Conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1229377
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