The Board found no probative medical nexus evidence linking the Veteran's current left eye glaucoma and defective vision disabilities to his service. The claims were denied.
The deciding factor: There is no positive medical opinion establishing a link between the Veteran's current eye conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye glaucoma, defective vision/refractive error
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1043760
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for depression, insomnia, diabetes mellitus type II, left eye glaucoma, and right eye glaucoma due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's service records indicate exposure to burn pits during his Southwest theater of operations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left eye glaucoma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for left eye glaucoma and denied increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee surgical scars. The claims for increased ratings for left knee degenerative arthritis and status post reconstructive surgery, as well as for bilateral hearing loss, were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA opinion to address in-service symptoms and whether any non-refractive eye condition or superimposed disease or injury is present.
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