The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for AE with defective vision, finding that new and material evidence was not received sufficient to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the April 1962 RO decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of whether the left eye vision loss was incurred or aggravated in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye vision loss, AE (amblyopia exanopsia)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0605992
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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