The Board denied service connection for the veteran's eye injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active military service. The veteran submitted new evidence but it did not meet the criteria of being both new and material.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the veteran was insufficient to establish a causal link between his current eye disorder and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- eye injury, refractive error
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0114015
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vision disability, including glaucoma, astigmatism, refractive error, and presbyopia. The Board found that these conditions began during his active duty service.
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