Denied
The Board denied service connection for glaucoma and macular degeneration, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found it less likely than not that the Veteran's eye conditions were caused or aggravated by his military service due to limited toxic exposure history and other risk factors such as age and genetics.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015084
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