The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disorder has been reopened, but the evidence does not support a finding that his current eye disorders are related to military service.,Service connection for residuals of head injury is denied as there is no credible evidence linking any current disability to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of presbyopia/hypermetropia and history of partial retinal detachment do not meet the criteria for service connection because they are not shown to have been incurred in or caused by military service.,There is no credible evidence linking any current residuals of head injury to service, as there were no diagnosed injuries during service and no objective medical findings supporting a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disorder, Residuals of Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19122170
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