The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye refractive error, incipient pterygium, left eye disorder (including blepharitis, dry eye, and incipient nuclear sclerosis), and stomach condition (small sized hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux) are related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence in relative equipoise, supporting service connection for these conditions as they were present during service and linked to active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye refractive error, incipient pterygium, left eye blepharitis, dry eye, incipient nuclear sclerosis, stomach condition (small sized hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192469
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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