The Veteran's claim of service connection for defective vision has been dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for cortical cataracts, which affects vision.
The deciding factor: The grant of service connection for cortical cataracts effectively resolved the Veteran's claim for service connection for defective vision.
- Claimed conditions
- defective vision, cortical cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1141199
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disability, including cortical cataracts, finding that there is no evidence showing an in-service injury or disease and concluding that the Veteran's condition is not related to his time in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for various conditions and service connection issues are being remanded due to the receipt of new evidence. The specific issues include rating adjustments, service connection determinations, and reopening of previously denied claims.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective August 14, 2017. The decision finds that the Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); stroke residuals; seizure disorder; and defective vision due to inconsistencies in medical opinions and a need for further development.
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