The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired eye disorder and found that new and material evidence had been submitted. The claim is now considered on its merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that bears directly on the specific matter of whether there is a relationship between the veteran's service and his current eye condition, which must be considered to fairly decide the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334822
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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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