The Board dismissed the claim as the service connection for central retinal artery occlusion was granted in a December 2017 rating decision, resolving the issue.
The deciding factor: The December 2017 award of service connection resolved the claim for service connection for the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- central retinal artery occlusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20041139
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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