The Board has granted service connection for retinitis pigmentosa effective from September 27, 1995. The veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence received after the initial denial in 1985.
The deciding factor: The RO correctly applied the criteria for reopening a previously denied claim and assigned an effective date based on the date of receipt of new evidence rather than liberalizing legislation.
- Claimed conditions
- retinitis pigmentosa
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0202940
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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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