The veteran's claim for service connection for a leg disorder is not well-grounded. The Board found that the May 1994 reduction of his left eye disability evaluation from 30% to 20% was in error, and granted an effective date of October 23, 1969, for the increased evaluation of vision impairment.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to note the corrected vision in service medical records when determining that there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the March 1970 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- leg disorder, vision impairment
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0001122
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