The Board has determined that the Appellant's current left eye disorder, diagnosed as lattice degeneration with scarring and localized retinal detachment, is not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an eye disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Appellant's current left eye disorder was not caused by or a result of any incident in military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left eye injury, lattice degeneration with scarring and localized retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1742277
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the case is now closed.
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