The Veteran's claimed right eye disorders are not related to his service and were not caused by a separate service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence of a current disability, nor could he establish a link between his in-service blepharitis and any diagnosed eye disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- iris bombe, macular edema, cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1509246
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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