The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of glaucoma of the right eye was denied as there is no legal basis to award a prior effective date.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement regarding the August 1994 denial, which became final one year later. The claim for an earlier effective date must be based on new and material evidence or a change in law, neither of which was present here.
- Claimed conditions
- Glaucoma of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2002
- Citation
- 0201045
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