The Board has determined that the evidence received since the January 1972 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for color blindness.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for color blindness/defective vision or raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- color blindness, vision impairment
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0839619
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for color blindness, a skin disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as moot.
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