The Board denied service connection for a cataract of the right eye with defective vision, finding that any decreased visual acuity during service was due to a pre-existing condition. New evidence submitted since the previous denial does not provide new or material information.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been provided to support the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye cataract with defective vision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0116775
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What this means for you
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