The Board has determined that the Veteran's eye condition is not related to his service or service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a direct relationship between the Veteran's current eye disorder and his period of active service, including herbicide exposure. The Veteran's eye conditions were diagnosed many years after separation without any indication of onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1706276
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