The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for eye/vision disorder, tinnitus (ear ringing), and neck disorder to include neck strain as there is no evidence of a current disability related to in-service events.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record clearly weighs against finding that the Veteran has an eye/vision disorder, tinnitus, or a neck disorder which were incurred in or are otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or illness.
- Claimed conditions
- eye/vision disorder, neck disorder to include neck strain, tinnitus (ear ringing)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020535
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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