The Board found that the Veteran's current eye disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claims for service connection. The Veteran was also found eligible for Class IV VA outpatient dental treatment due to his high disability rating, but not for other classes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current eye disorder (cataracts) is not causally related to his military service and that he does not have a compensable service-connected dental condition resulting from trauma. The Board found no evidence of such conditions in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Refractive error of the eye, Bilateral cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1822448
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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