The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a visual field defect and/or degenerative retinal drunsens/senile macular degeneration, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to appear for scheduled examinations, and the private opinion from Dr. Clapper regarding sunlight exposure and macular degeneration was deemed inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- visual field defect, degenerative retinal drunsens/senile macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021495
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