The Board denied increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected right eye diplopia and strabismus, posttraumatic headaches, and did not reopen the claim for hepatitis C.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of the current ratings for the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Trauma, right eye with diplopia and strabismus, Posttraumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0328648
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and posttraumatic headaches were granted increased ratings, with an effective date of November 30, 2020.
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