The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral eye disorder, finding that his current conditions are not related to his in-service exposure and were not incurred or aggravated by any disease or injury during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the veteran's current eye disorders (refractive error, presbyopia, pingueculae, ocular hypertension, and hypertensive retinopathy) are unrelated to his in-service chemical exposure and were not incurred or aggravated by any disease or injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- refractive error, presbyopia, pingueculae, ocular hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0430310
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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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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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