The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disorder, finding that his pre-existing right eye chorioretinitis was not presumed to have been aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: No competent medical provider has opined otherwise regarding the aggravation of the Veteran's pre-existing right eye chorioretinitis by service.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye chorioretinitis, exotropia, chorioretinal scar, retinal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21029563
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