The Board denied the reopening of the claim for optic atrophy, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to support the claim.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to relate the Veteran's current eye disorder to his military service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- optic atrophy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1011747
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability of the eyes, other than bilateral photophobia, as there was no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's eye conditions and his military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability other than photophobia, specifically whether it is due to an injury superimposed on his existing refractive error.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for optic atrophy, diabetes, and toxic exposure claims were dismissed due to untimely filings. The appeal for lipoma was remanded for further evidence.
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