The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, finding that his visual disturbances are a symptom of his service-connected migraines and not a separate disability. The cataracts were found to be unrelated to or not aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the Veteran's nuclear sclerotic cataracts were not due to an in-service injury or event and were not the result of or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension or headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- vision/eye disability, myopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, nuclear sclerotic cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1829125
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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).
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