The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and his right eye injury with scar is not etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability or right eye injury during service, and any post-service findings are not linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), Residuals of a right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1513370
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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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