Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's service connection claim for left eye condition due to an erroneous issuance of a decision prior to the Veteran opting into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 Board Legacy Decision was inconsistent with AMA and is dismissed because it did not address the valid opt-in to the AMA via the timely VA Form 20-0996.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye visual problem (left eye condition)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25003589
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