Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disability (claimed as vision problems) because the evidence did not show a causal relationship between the claimed condition and the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA Ophthalmologist opined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of primary open angle glaucoma and age-related nuclear sclerosis were less likely than not related to his in-service bacterial conjunctivitis or his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability (claimed as vision problems)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020575
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