The Board has remanded the claim for left eye condition, specifically corneal scar, pinguecula, and incipient nuclear sclerosis, due to inadequate examination. The appellant is seeking service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was deemed insufficient as it did not address whether the current left eye conditions are related to service or if they are the same as those noted during service.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal scar, pinguecula, incipient nuclear sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23054350
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What this means for you
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