The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a compensable rating for bilateral macular degeneration. The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or causal relationship to service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence of a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability during the pendency of the claim, and the Veteran's bilateral macular degeneration did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071224
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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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