The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic conjunctivitis and glaucoma, both of which were diagnosed after separation from service, have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current diagnoses of allergic conjunctivitis and glaucoma to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Conjunctivitis, Glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1641406
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