The Board denied service connection for a right eye disability, finding that there is no evidence of vision loss in the Veteran's right eye during his active duty. The Board also found that the current right eye disabilities did not have onset in service.,The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, concluding that the Veteran had symptoms consistent with Unspecified Depressive Disorder which are less likely related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of vision loss in the Veteran's right eye during his active duty. The conditions he experienced while in service (follicular conjunctivitis and accommodative spasm) do not cause visual loss or cataracts.,The Veteran reported symptoms consistent with Unspecified Depressive Disorder, but these are less likely related to service due to the lack of a diagnosis during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23054485
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