The Board found that the Veteran's right eye disability did not originate during service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The Board also denied secondary service connection for a low back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for the right eye disability, as there was no confirmed injury or disease in service that led to current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Dry Eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1609014
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