The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder and granted it, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found in the form of a November 1999 letter from James P. Stewart, O.D., which indicated that the veteran sought eye treatment prior to discharge and related his eye disorder to service.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0317490
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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.
What you can do next
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