Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0603178
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the September 1963 rating decision supported reopening of the claim for service connection for defective hearing. The reduction in the disability rating for right eye pterygium from 10 percent to noncompensable effective November 1, 2002 was granted as there was no improvement in visual acuity.
- Claimed conditions
- defective hearing, right eye pterygium
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0603178
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 362 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for right eye pterygium was dismissed, and the Veteran's PTSD was granted an evaluation of 70 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new examination and addressing the Veteran's right eye pterygium.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for right eye pterygium was granted. The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating effective February 25, 2021.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right eye pterygium and eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
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