The Board has determined that the Veteran's current visual field defect, chronic blepharitis, and meibomian gland dysfunction are not etiologically related to her in-service left eye injury or service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no permanent injury to the left eye from the in-service injury and linked any current conditions to unrelated issues such as chronic blepharitis and a meibomian gland dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- reduced visual field, chronic blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1542394
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