The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2002 rating decision denying service connection for amblyopia secondary to childhood esotropia (claimed as keratoconus). The effective date of January 7, 2008, for the award of service connection for advanced keratoconus is granted.
The deciding factor: The October 2002 rating decision was supported by evidence then of record and did not ignore or incorrectly apply applicable statutory and regulatory provisions existing at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Advanced Keratoconus, Amblyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1310995
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