Denied
The Veteran's bilateral eye disorders, other than refractive error, are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran’s bilateral eye disorders, other than refractive error, to his military service or any known exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Eye Disorders, other than refractive error"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19144195
What this means for you
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