The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of vision, finding that his current vision disability did not manifest in service and is not otherwise attributable to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current vision disability was due to evaporative dry eye syndrome, which was less likely as not related to service. The November 1985 corneal abrasion injury did not lead to his current decreased vision in the right eye.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2021
- Citation
- 21022600
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.
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