The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a right eye disability. The effective date remains pending as it pertains to the award of optic nerve atrophy, right eye.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence provided by Dr. Hicks indicates that the appellant's right eye disability is not a constitutional or developmental abnormality but rather may be related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0110918
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