The Veteran's eye disabilities, hypertension, and bilateral foot disorder are not service-connected as they did not begin during active duty or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for the Veteran’s current conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic condition in service, nor any showing that the disabilities manifested within a presumptive period. The VA examiner found no medical nexus between the current diagnoses and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of an injury of the eyes","diagnoses":["pterygium of the left side","corneal scar of the right eye","dry eye syndrome and blurred vision of both eyes"]}, {"condition_name":"hypertension","diagnosis":"essential hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral foot disorder (claimed as knots on the bottom of the feet)","diagnoses":["acquired pes cavus","plantar fibromas"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188433
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What this means for you
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