The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for macular degeneration of the eyes.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not suggest a causal relationship between the veteran's current macular degeneration and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- macular degeneration of the eyes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0512363
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for macular degeneration of the eyes and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus. The issues of service connection for psoriasis, an acquired psychiatric condition (to include PTSD), increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for hypertension, and service connection for right and left knee disabilities were remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's macular degeneration of the eyes is related to his in-service exposure to intense sunlight without eye protection, and service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his disabilities, particularly those related to vision impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for macular degeneration of the eyes, to include as secondary to service-connected malaria or medication for malaria in a September 8, 1964 decision. The veteran is seeking revision on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
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