The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for injuries to the head and face, including scarring; blindness in the left eye as a residual of a motor vehicle accident; loss of teeth as a residual of a motor vehicle accident; and injuries to the right side of the body, including scars to the upper right chest and anterior right thigh. The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The veteran provided credible statements from individuals who treated him for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident during his military service, which was considered significant enough to reopen the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- injuries to the head and face, left eye blindness, loss of teeth, injuries to the right side of the body
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0400699
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Denied
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