The October 26, 1983 rating decision denied service connection for the Veteran's right eye disability due to a pre-existing condition that was not aggravated during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The preexisting corneal scarring in the right eye did not worsen during service and is not etiologically related to any event or disease in service.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal abrasions, hyperopic astigmatisms, simple hyperopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1629194
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral corneal abrasions, hyperopic astigmatism, and simple hyperopia was reopened due to new evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the relationship between the current right eye disabilities and the in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an eye disability, to include corneal abrasions and decreased vision, due to a disease or injury in service. Therefore, his claim for service connection is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining verification of service dates and seeking additional medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right eye disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right eye disability is not etiologically related to service and did not increase in severity during service.
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