The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral vision disorder and there is no evidence linking any such disability to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for bilateral vision disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis or in-service event related to a bilateral vision disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611319
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,177 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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 0611319.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral vision disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's August 2023 Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ) as it was the incorrect form to file when seeking to reopen previously denied claimed disorders.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions were dismissed or denied. The veteran withdrew his appeal for several conditions, and the Board found no evidence to support service connection for other conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA did not adequately attempt to schedule a VA examination for the Veteran's eye disabilities due to his incarceration. The case is being remanded to ensure proper compliance with the duty to assist.
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