The veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a left cheek scar resulting from a shrapnel wound below the left eye have been reopened. However, his claim for an eye disorder remains denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen it. The claim for a left cheek scar is ongoing with the VA still considering whether the veteran's current condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the April 1995 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for his eye disorder or left cheek scar, and thus new and material evidence has not been submitted. The VA is still considering whether the current condition of the veteran's left cheek scar is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Muscle Imbalance/Refractive Error of the Eye, Left Cheek Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0603787
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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