The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a right eye injury due to new and material evidence submitted, but it is at least in equipoise whether his current eye disability is related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented indicates that the veteran's current eye disability may be related to an in-service injury, making service connection plausible.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0215609
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