The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's keratoconus began during service and granted service connection for this condition. The congenital refractive errors (hyperopia, anisometropia, amblyopia) are not considered diseases or injuries for which service connection can be granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding the onset of keratoconus during service and that it was aggravated by any event, injury, or illness during service.
- Claimed conditions
- keratoconus, hyperopia, anisometropia, amblyopia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18134198
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