The Veteran's vision impairment is not service-connected as it is due to a congenital defect and unrelated to in-service use of medication patches for sea-sickness.,Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both service-connected as they began during active service and are linked to acoustic trauma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's vision impairment was not caused by his in-service use of medication patches, but rather is due to a congenital defect that predated service. The VA optometrist concluded the current vision problems are unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Vision Impairment"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124161
What this means for you
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