The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right eye injury, finding that his current right eye disabilities (including cataracts and macular degeneration) are not related to his in-service right eye injury. The Board concluded that there is no competent evidence to support the Veteran's assertion that his current conditions were caused by his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions, based on review of medical records and literature, found that the Veteran's current right eye disabilities (including cataracts and macular degeneration) are not related to his in-service right eye injury. The Board agreed with these opinions as they were supported by competent evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right eye injury, right eye cataracts, right eye macular degeneration, right eye blepharitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000203
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