The Board denied service connection for residuals of a corneal abrasion in the right eye, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the injury sustained during active duty training.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a current right eye disability and opined that the claimed condition was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal abrasion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149775
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Board denied service connection for a bladder infection, right-sided chest pain, and corneal abrasion as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service. The Board also denied entitlement to TDIU prior to April 28, 2011.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for corneal abrasion, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome; exophthalmos; and lagophthalmos.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran currently has sinusitis or any residuals of an injury to his left eye, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be established. The claim for service connection for sinusitis was denied.
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