The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus, type II is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.,Service connection for an eye disorder including glaucoma and cataracts is denied because the conditions are not shown to be related to service. The earliest documented diagnosis was 9 years after separation from service.,The Veteran's claim for a bilateral shoulder disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service. The only mention in STRs were for pseudofolliculitis barbae, not shoulder issues.,Service connection for a left knee disorder is denied because the Veteran did not have any complaints or treatment for such during service and has no current diagnosis.,The claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae is denied as there was no mention of this condition in STRs and no current evidence of a disability.

The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II began during service or is related to service. The earliest documented diagnosis was 9 years after separation from service.,The eye disorder including glaucoma and cataracts is not shown to be related to service as there were no complaints or treatment for these conditions in STRs. The Veteran's current diagnoses are secondary to diabetes mellitus, which is not service-connected.,There was no evidence of a bilateral shoulder disability during service. The only mention in STRs were for pseudofolliculitis barbae and not shoulder issues. There is also no current diagnosis of a bilateral shoulder disability.,The Veteran did not have any complaints or treatment for a left knee disorder during service. There is no current evidence of a left knee disability.,Pseudofolliculitis barbae was noted in STRs but there were no subsequent complaints or diagnoses related to this condition.

Claimed conditions

diabetes mellitus, eye disorder including glaucoma and cataracts, bilateral shoulder disability, left knee disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 22, 2019

Citation

19188467

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