The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral eye disorders are not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current eye conditions to any in-service injuries or events.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1111492
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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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2012.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's conditions are presumed related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disorders, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current eye conditions and his military service.
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