The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral eye disability, nose fracture residuals, and otitis media of the left ear are not related to his active duty service. The claim for these conditions is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of chronic disabilities in service or continuity of symptomatology post-service that could be linked to the veteran's current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral cataracts with mild macular degeneration, hyperopic astigmatism, and presbyopia, Residuals of a nose fracture, Otitis media of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0213168
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hyperkeratotic callous, residuals of nose fracture, and residuals of laceration of the nose are all rated as compensable under their respective diagnostic codes. The Veteran is granted increased ratings for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart condition, hypertension, blackout spells, and Hepatitis C. The veteran was also denied a compensable evaluation for otitis media of the left ear.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right eye open-angle glaucoma, and residuals of a nose fracture as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected left ear otitis media and did not reopen his claim of service connection for a cervical spine disability.
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