The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for posterior subcapsular cataracts and for an effective date earlier than July 7, 2006 for the grant of service connection for fibromyalgia, to include chronic fatigue. The claim for service connection was reopened on new evidence but not granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's current cataracts and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posterior subcapsular cataracts with vitreous floaters/syneresis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0819728
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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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