The veteran's service-connected right eye corneal abrasion is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board denied an increased rating for this condition, and also found that the veteran did not have a left eye disability, low back disability, tension headaches, erectile dysfunction, or groin rash that were related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any worsening of the right eye corneal abrasion since the last rating decision. The Board also found no medical evidence linking the veteran's left eye disability, low back disability, tension headaches, erectile dysfunction, or groin rash to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Corneal abrasion of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0844945
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disorder and awarded a compensable rating of 10% for the veteran's corneal abrasion to the right eye.,Active pathology related to the veteran's initial eye injury continues, warranting a compensable evaluation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
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