The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asteroid hyalosis, right eye (claimed as right eye vision disorder) and ocular migraines as secondary to his service-connected headaches. The VA examiner found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of right eye vision disorder related to his service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's asteroid hyalosis, right eye was age-related and unrelated to his service-connected headaches, thus denying service connection for this condition. The VA examiner also noted that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's ocular migraines and his service-connected headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- asteroid hyalosis, right eye, ocular migraine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23022895
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- Remanded (sent back)
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