The Board found that there is no current evidence of a left eye injury or disability, and the Veteran's symptoms are not related to his active duty service. The claims for syncope and anemia were also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of traumatic iritis or any other left eye condition that can be linked to service. The Veteran's symptoms have been attributed to various conditions, including refractive error and vernal conjunctivitis, which are not considered service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic iritis of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1304737
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