The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of conjunctivitis or hernia (including residuals) and thus, service connection for these conditions is denied.,Regarding skin conditions of the hands and face and legs and feet, the Veteran's private treatment records indicate ongoing symptoms since active service. The VA examiner will be asked to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are at least as likely as not related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of conjunctivitis or hernia (including residuals) and the Veteran's statements regarding continuity of symptoms since service do not meet the burden of proof required for service connection.,The VA examiner will be asked to provide an opinion on whether the skin conditions are at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis, hernia (including residuals), skin condition of the hands and face, skin condition of the legs and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803570
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and pinguecula based on a finding that the conditions are related to active service.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for keratitis and conjunctivitis due to insufficient efforts made to schedule a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence regarding its etiology.
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