The Board found that the Veteran's chronic allergic conjunctivitis was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition. The Board also found that his amblyopia, which is a congenital defect, did not have its onset in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's chronic allergic conjunctivitis was more likely than not incurred during service, based on the Veteran's history of eye symptoms and the presence of this condition in his service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic allergic conjunctivitis, amblyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1308693
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial disability rating for chronic allergic conjunctivitis were denied. The Board found that the Veteran was already in receipt of the maximum available evaluation, and thus no increase in rating is warranted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for vertigo, chronic allergic conjunctivitis, and recurrent acute maxillary and ethmoidal sinusitis with underlying chronic allergic rhinitis. The decision is based on direct service connection due to in-service onset of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye condition manifested as lazy eye or amblyopia and a left eye condition due to exposures to toxins, finding no current disability in either case.
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