The Veteran's claim for service connection for a retinal tear of the right eye is denied as there is no current disability and no evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for hearing loss of the left ear is granted due to credible reports of noise exposure during active duty and currently diagnosed hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for a retinal tear of the right eye was denied because there is no current disability, no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no corroborating medical evidence.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss was granted based on credible reports of noise exposure during active duty and currently diagnosed hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- retinal tear of the right eye, hearing loss of the left ear, lumbar strain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141157
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