The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and her in-service bee sting.
The deciding factor: The Board found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current dry eye syndrome to her in-service bee sting, as there were no symptoms in service or post-service that could be attributed to the incident.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23026973
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