The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including hyperopic astigmatism, amblyopia, nystagmus, exotropia, and cataracts. The evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or prior to active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eye disabilities are considered congenital defects that were present prior to service and have not been aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hyperopic Astigmatism, Amblyopia, Nystagmus, Exotropia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22063914
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