The Veteran's eye disorder is not service-connected as it was diagnosed after service and there is no evidence linking the current condition to his military service.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of bilateral flat feet, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient medical evidence to support a claim for this issue.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's glaucoma was less likely caused by an eye problem during his service due to lack of documentation in the records.,There is no current diagnosis of bilateral flat feet, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient medical evidence to support a claim for this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disorder, Bilateral Flat Feet, Lumbar Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23057483
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- Partly granted
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