The Board denied the Veteran's claim of reopening his defective vision service connection and denied his increased rating for flexion deformity of the middle finger of the left hand with weakness of grip.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the defective vision service connection, and the Veteran's flexion deformity of the middle finger of the left hand disability remained at a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- defective vision, flexion deformity of the middle finger of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1444268
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim of service connection for defective vision because new evidence did not relate to the unestablished issue of whether the condition was caused or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has revised its decision to grant service connection for aphakia of the left eye with defective vision, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in denying it initially.
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