The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased disability rating for chronic simple glaucoma, bilateral, with impairment of field of vision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in a March 2017 correspondence.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic simple glaucoma, impairment of field of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1714031
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining visual field test results from VISTA IMAGING.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability rating and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete development. The case will be returned to the Board after further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an updated VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected chronic simple glaucoma.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran does not have any current residuals from his inservice burns of the face and eyes, and therefore denied service connection for these conditions.
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