The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disability, including early cataracts and peripheral corneal opacity, finding no nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a nexus between the post-service diagnoses of early cataracts and peripheral corneal opacity and the Veteran's service, specifically the incident involving getting spray paint in his eyes during service.
- Claimed conditions
- early cataracts, peripheral corneal opacity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- A20017091
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