The Board denied service connection for eye disorders other than lattice retinal degeneration with retinal hole of the eyes, finding that these conditions were not incurred in service and are not secondary to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not indicate an in-service disease or injury resulting in the diagnosed eye disorders, and the Veteran's current diagnoses are not related to his service-connected lattice retinal degeneration with retinal hole of the eyes.
- Claimed conditions
- pinguecula, epiretinal membrane, cataracts, anisocoria, conjunctival papilloma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19105295
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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