The Board has granted an effective date of June 17, 1993 for the veteran's service connection for blindness due to complications of adult inclusion keratoconjunctivitis associated with chronic conjunctivitis. The veteran also attempted to argue clear and unmistakable error in a prior rating decision but his claim was dismissed without prejudice.
The deciding factor: The effective date is assigned based on the receipt of the application to reopen the claim, which occurred on June 17, 1993, as this date predates the denial of service connection for trachomatous conjunctivitis and blindness in his left eye.
- Claimed conditions
- legal blindness due to complications of adult inclusion keratoconjunctivitis associated with chronic conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0828864
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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