The Board finds that the Veteran's right eye astigmatism is not considered a disability for VA purposes and thus cannot be granted service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of any right eye condition other than refractive error during or after service, which is not a disease or injury within the meaning of applicable legislation relating to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1629820
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right eye disorders, finding no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury creating additional disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection of bilateral pes planus, right eye astigmatism, schizophrenia, tinnitus, and a right leg condition due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a right leg condition was also REMANDED.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed bilateral eye keratoconus, refractive error, and right eye astigmatism are not diseases or injuries for VA compensation purposes. Therefore, service connection cannot be established.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before the Board at her local RO.
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