The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including refractive error and headaches, has been denied as there is no current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness has been remanded due to inadequate examination findings.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder has been remanded due to inadequate examination findings.
The deciding factor: Without a current bilateral eye disability, the criteria for service connection have not been met.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disability, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048332
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