The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a right eye injury are related to service and granted this claim. The claim for blepharitis is denied as new and material evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim of service connection for blepharitis (right eye disorder other than residuals of a right eye injury).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right eye injury, blepharitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1328203
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