The Veteran's current eye disabilities, including bilateral brow ptosis, dermatochalasis, corneal defects, and entropion, are related to in-service flash burns to the eyes. The Board has granted service connection for these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the diagnosed eye disabilities were related to service based on the Veteran's account of his in-service eye injury and her examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral brow ptosis, dermatochalasis, corneal defects, entropion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1136348
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What this means for you
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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 case due to a duty to assist error and will need to obtain additional private treatment records related to the Veteran's eye disabilities.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for dermatochalasis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and blepharitis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right shoulder tendinopathy, diabetes, and prostate cancer with urinary incontinence status-post prostatectomy were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a bilateral eye condition other than dry eye syndrome to ensure compliance with previous directives, including obtaining an addendum opinion that addresses the likely etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding that none of his current eye conditions are related to his military service.
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