The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye condition, finding that his current condition is a congenital defect and did not worsen during military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s posterior staphyloma of the right eye was a congenital defect and found no evidence of worsening or superimposed disease/injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21005927
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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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