The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of visual acuity as secondary to his service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease, finding no medical evidence linking the eye disorder to service or to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's eye disorder to his active military service or to his service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of visual acuity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0310000
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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