The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for blindness in the right eye, periorbital cellulitis and abscess, MRSA, and respiratory acidosis. The conditions are diseases that first manifested during a period of inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA) and were not as a result of an injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of injuries or diagnoses related to the claimed disabilities during active service, and thus denied service connection based on INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness in the right eye, periorbital cellulitis and abscess, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), respiratory acidosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105293
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- Denied
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