The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for a right elbow disorder, bilateral foot disorder, an eye disorder (defective vision), and a seizure disorder. The veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence presented since the previous denial is sufficient to establish that the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Disorder, Bilateral Foot Disorder, Eye Disorder (Defective Vision), Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0001902
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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