The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral loss of vision is not related to his active duty service, as evidence did not show it was incurred or aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's injuries were due to his own misconduct while on unauthorized leave and therefore not incurred in the line of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20030008
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral loss of vision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral loss of vision, including as due to hyperopic astigmatism.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral loss of vision, finding that there is no reasonable doubt to resolve in favor of the Veteran and concluding that the current eye disability did not begin during service or is otherwise related to any event, injury, or disease during service.
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