The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for ptosis of the right eyelid and a request for an earlier effective date for service connection of disfigurement of the right eyelid. The veteran was not granted any new ratings or effective dates.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence indicating that the veteran had filed for service connection for disfigurement of the right eyelid prior to April 26, 1996, and his claim was considered as a reopening based on new evidence. The Board found that the earlier effective date request could not be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- ptosis of the right eyelid
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0218596
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- Denied
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