The veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic acquired left eye disorder was denied, but he is granted an increased evaluation for his right eye corneal abrasion.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection. The right eye corneal abrasion has been evaluated as non-compensable due to its healed nature with no active pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired left eye disorder, right eye corneal abrasion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0406155
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Decisions by this judge: 999 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations by specialists in dermatology and ophthalmology to determine if the veteran has any additional skin disorders or left eye disorder(s) related to service.
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