The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for service-connected uveitic glaucoma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw the appeal through a signed letter in January 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- uveitic glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19117207
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied a rating higher than 90 percent for uveitic glaucoma based on the current visual impairment and field of vision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for service-connected uveitic glaucoma (claimed as right eye surgery) is being remanded due to the submission of recent VA outpatient treatment records. The RO will review these records and consider them before making a decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus did not cause additional disability due to a delay in diagnosis. The uveitic glaucoma resulting from cataract surgery was a foreseeable complication and within the expected care standard.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased initial evaluation for the veteran's eye disability, evaluated as 10 percent disabling from August 6, 1991, 20 percent disabling from April 16, 1999, and 30 percent disabling from May 9, 1999.
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