The claim for service connection for defective vision of the right eye was reopened based on new and material evidence, but ultimately denied as there is no credible evidence linking the condition to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim, there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's defective vision of the right eye and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- defective vision of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908861
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Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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