The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle strain, myopia, and diabetes mellitus. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for right ankle strain, and that myopia was not shown to have developed due to an injury during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's statements regarding vision problems were not credible as he failed to report for a scheduled VA eye examination, which could result in the original service connection claim being decided based on the evidence of record. The available medical records did not include a diagnosis of myopia and there was no loss of visual acuity due to central serous retinopathy with macular disturbance.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle strain, myopia, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1318906
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