The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral blindness was denied due to lack of evidence showing a disability in service or within one year after discharge. The newly submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for paresthesias, left leg (secondary to back disability) was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active duty.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for bilateral blindness and paresthesias, left leg.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral blindness, Paresthesias, left leg (secondary to back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1624607
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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).
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