The Board denied the claim for service connection for a vision disorder, other than left eye ptosis, including secondary to traumatic injury due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a causal association between the claimed visual impairment and service.
- Claimed conditions
- vision disorder, left eye ptosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071137
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for vision disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or an in-service event that could be linked to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision disorder is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from March 22, 2016. Prior to this date, the evidence does not show that his service-connected conditions precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
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