The Board has determined that the Veteran's defective vision, diagnosed as age-related macular degeneration, is not related to his service or any service-connected conditions. Therefore, service connection for defective vision is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the cause of the Veteran’s defective vision was age-related macular degeneration, which typically manifests in the seventh or eighth decade of life and is unrelated to his service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective vision, Age-related macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20042071
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