The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye condition, including aphakia and removal of cataracts, was granted effective from February 26, 2009. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is this date.
The deciding factor: The most recent petition to reopen the claim was received on February 26, 2009, which became the effective date for the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye condition, aphakia, removal of cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1043081
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