The Board has denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for defective vision as no new and material evidence was submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for defective vision.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective Vision
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0103462
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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