The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for loss of vision, as new and material evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the prior denial did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating it.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903318
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for hearing loss and loss of vision due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for weight gain, loss of vision, sleep apnea, right foot condition, hypertension, hearing loss, and right knee pain.
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