The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a left eye disability due to new and material evidence. However, the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities are not related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current eye conditions were less likely caused by the in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye injury, ptosis or drooping of the left eyelid, cataract, vitreous floaters, allergic conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18100337
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