The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for corneal dystrophy.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide a new or significant perspective on whether there was inservice corneal dystrophy or any link between it and current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal dystrophy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0321312
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0321312.
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 Board granted service connection for cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, and corneal dystrophy, finding that these conditions are due to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cataracts.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine the cause and nature of all of the Veteran's current bilateral eye disabilities, including her recurrent corneal erosion. The examiner is asked to provide opinions on whether any of the Veteran's current eye disabilities are related to active duty service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, which is claimed as secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury. The case needs further development with additional addendum medical opinions from an ophthalmologist.
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