The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, and increased ratings for hiatal hernia with peptic ulcer and left knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative joint disease and meniscal tear were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for the bilateral eye disability due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation. For the other conditions, there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral eye disability is not linked to his military service as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could have resulted in such a condition. The Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to support his claim for increased ratings, and noted that the Veteran had not provided any new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disability, Hiatal Hernia with Peptic Ulcer, Left Knee Chondromalacia Patella with Degenerative Joint Disease and Meniscal Tear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1711235
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