The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that any current eye disorder was related to service or aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability, loss of vision, legal blindness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003123
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for hearing loss and loss of vision due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Denied
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