The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye disorders, tinea pedis, chronic maxillary sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's current eye conditions are not related to his in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: VA examiners concluded that the Veteran’s current ocular conditions were not caused by his in-service right eye burn injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074790
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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