The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for ptosis of the right eye with esotropia and amblyopia, finding no new and material evidence. The Veteran also failed to establish basic eligibility for non-service-connected pension benefits due to insufficient wartime service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection, and the Veteran did not meet the requirements for basic eligibility for non-service-connected pension benefits based on his service record.
- Claimed conditions
- ptosis of the right eye, esotropia of the right eye, amblyopia of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1529729
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