The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma, ocular hypertension, and diminished color perception as secondary to diabetes. The effective date remains January 24, 1973, as there was no CUE in the RO decision assigning this date. The claim for an earlier effective date for hearing loss disability is denied due to lack of evidence of a prior informal claim within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: The effective date of January 24, 1973 for the grant of service connection for sensorineural hearing loss was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous as there was no CUE in the RO decision assigning this date. The Veteran's prior informal claim within one year of separation from service did not exist.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, ocular hypertension, diminished color perception
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1526917
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