Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a bilateral eye disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions, and the post-service medical records did not establish a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II or bilateral eye disability were incurred in service or are otherwise related to his military service, including as due to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Bilateral eye disability (pinguecula, cataract, glaucoma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003191
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