The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition as the evidence did not support that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not determine whether the Veteran's current bilateral eye condition is related to his service without resorting to mere speculation, and there is no credible lay evidence of onset of symptoms in service that were continuous ever since service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002744
What this means for you
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