The Board has denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of uveitis and also denied his request for an increased rating for right foot arthritis. The Veteran is entitled to a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his right foot disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection, as it is repetitive and redundant with previous contentions. The Veteran's request for an increased rating for his right foot arthritis also remains denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- uveitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1518086
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's uveitis with open angle glaucoma and aphakia of the left eye, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hair loss, back pain, depression and anxiety, uveitis, and joint pain as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a causal relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for fibromyalgia, uveitis, and sarcoidosis based on new evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected uveitis with bilateral uveitic glaucoma and bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts is rated at 60 percent from March 14, 2022. The rating was increased based on documented incapacitating episodes of uveitis.
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