The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, including glaucoma. The evidence submitted since the July 1994 RO decision is considered new and material as it provides a current diagnosis of glaucoma.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was presented showing that the veteran currently has primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0319764
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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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