The Board has denied service connection for vision disability and respiratory disability as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active duty or are related to active duty.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding the Veteran's current eye and lung disabilities began during active duty service or are otherwise related to active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- vision disability, respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20059383
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What this means for you
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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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