The claim for service connection for glaucoma of the right eye was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA Form 10182 did not comply with applicable claims processing rules and was submitted more than one year after the December 2022 rating decision, leading to its dismissal.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma of the right eye, residuals of a head injury, dental disability, identified as teeth chipping
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044501
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes, as the evidence did not show that an in-service injury or disease caused a loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible resulting in a loss of teeth.
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