The Veteran's claim for service connection for pre-glaucoma has been dismissed as the issue is no longer pending due to a grant of service connection for bilateral nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with glaucoma in September 2016.
The deciding factor: The claim was dismissed because the issue of service connection for pre-glaucoma was fully resolved by the grant of service connection for bilateral nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with glaucoma in a subsequent rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- pre-glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1645729
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition is denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from a medical professional.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding whether the Veteran's vision problems are aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's eye disabilities, including presbyopia and pre-glaucoma. The Veteran is requested to provide additional medical records and undergo a VA examination.
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