The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral loss of vision, including as due to hyperopic astigmatism.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted an Appeals Satisfaction Notice indicating he wished to withdraw all remaining issues associated with the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral loss of vision, hyperopic astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22060641
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral loss of vision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability other than dry eye syndrome, bilateral pinguecula, and bilateral cataracts. The VA reviewing clinician found that the Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral corneal abrasions, hyperopic astigmatism, and simple hyperopia was reopened due to new evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the relationship between the current right eye disabilities and the in-service injury.
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