The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye conditions, including glaucoma suspect, chronic canaliculitis, medial pinguecula, and nuclear sclerotic cataracts, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed eye conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma suspect, chronic canaliculitis, medial pinguecula, nuclear sclerotic cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18139634
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