The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right eye disabilities, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions established that the Veteran’s current diagnoses are less likely than not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, including a September 1976 trauma to his right eye.
- Claimed conditions
- iritis, bilateral pinguecula, bilateral cortical cataract, bilateral retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21009579
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