The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal for PTSD is withdrawn. The Board also found that his eye disorders, including refractive error and ocular conditions, are not service-connected as they are developmental disorders and do not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for PTSD during a hearing before the Board. His eye disorders were deemed developmental in nature and precluded from service connection. The current diagnosed eye conditions, including ocular hypertension and pseudophakia, are not etiologically related to his active service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Refractive error (including presbyopia, myopia, astigmatism), Ocular hypertension, Pseudophakia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1221822
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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).
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The Veteran's service-connected bilateral retinal scars with left eye maculopathy and pseudophakia are currently rated at 30 percent since March 23, 2020. Prior to this date, the disability was not considered disabling enough for a higher rating.
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