The Veteran's refractive error and allergic conjunctivitis are not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,The weight of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's refractive error or allergic conjunctivitis were caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's refractive error and allergic conjunctivitis are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- refractive error, allergic conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23052655
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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