The Board denied service connection for blurry vision and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded the claim for a bilateral foot disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a chronic disability during active service or a nexus to service for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), Bilateral foot disorder, Blurry vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033197
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25033197.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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