The Veteran's foot callous and eye disabilities are not service-connected, as the evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service. The atrophic retinal hole in the left eye is presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current eye disabilities to his military service or to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Callous on left third toe, Refractive errors of the eyes (myopia, presbyopia, astigmatism), Allergic conjunctivitis, Left eye atrophic retinal hole
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1320987
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