The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his eye disability and service connection for photophobia. The current rating of 20 percent is appropriate based on the visual acuity impairment, but not higher.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate a level of visual acuity that would warrant a higher than 20 percent rating under applicable VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel injury with scars, bilateral eyelids and bridge of nose, bilateral corneal foreign body scars, retained corneal, scleral and anterior chamber angle foreign bodies, left eye, peripheral cortical cataract, left eye, glaucoma, left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0702463
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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).
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