The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of aphakia of the right eye must be denied as there is no evidence showing the veteran intended to reopen his claim prior to January 25, 2005.
The deciding factor: There was no indication from the veteran or any other evidence in the record that he intended to reopen his service connection claim for aphakia of the right eye prior to January 25, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- aphakia of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0721777
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