The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for convergence insufficiency with diplopia and secondary headaches, resulting in a denial.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim as it fails to provide competent opinion indicating that the preexisting diplopia condition was aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- convergence insufficiency, diplopia, secondary headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0947572
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for diplopia was denied as the evidence did not support finding that his diplopia is constant or causes incapacitating episodes. The Board found that the Veteran's visual acuity and field loss were within normal limits, and thus, he does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 6090.
- Denied
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- Granted
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