The November 1960 rating decision denied service connection for retinal degeneration, concluding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The preexisting retinal degeneration was considered to have existed prior to service and was not aggravated during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- retinal degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0620202
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Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral eye conditions, ear condition, and sleep disorder. The issues are being remanded to obtain further medical opinions and to ensure all relevant records have been obtained.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any retinal degeneration, loss of depth perception, cerumen impaction, and sleep disorder (to include sleep apnea) found to be present during the appeal period. The claims are being remanded for these examinations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, right wrist strain, sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, gynecological disorder (including dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia), plantar fasciitis of the right foot, residuals of a right ankle strain, retinal degeneration, and onychomycosis of the toes. The other conditions were either denied or not addressed in terms of service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.
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