The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hand condition, cataracts with dry eye syndrome and glaucoma suspect as secondary to service-connected hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.,There is no evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hand condition was not related to his active duty service. The cataracts with dry eye syndrome and glaucoma suspect were not proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected hypertension, nor are they related to his active duty service. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand condition, cataracts with dry eye syndrome and glaucoma suspect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102181
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