The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current eye conditions and his active service or any of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 and June 2023 VA examiners opined that the Veteran's retinitis pigmentosa and cataracts are less likely than not related to herbicide exposure, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension. The conditions were found to be genetic in nature with no evidence of a causal relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001739
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