The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye disability, including vision loss and open angle glaucoma, is not service-connected due to lack of a superimposed injury or disease during service. The other conditions (bilateral pseudophakia and dry eye) are also not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of superimposed injuries or diseases that caused the Veteran's current right eye disabilities, including vision loss, open angle glaucoma, bilateral pseudophakia, and dry eye. The conditions were diagnosed after service and do not have a direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss in the right eye, open angle glaucoma, bilateral pseudophakia, dry eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1706814
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