The Board found that the Veteran's eye problems, including refractive errors and congenital or developmental defects, are not service-connected as they were present prior to service and did not result from any in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not show a superimposed disease or injury during military service resulting in increased disability of the Veteran's refractive errors of the eyes or congenital or developmental defects.
- Claimed conditions
- Refractive Errors of the Eyes, Congenital or Developmental Defects
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1317692
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