The Board found new and material evidence, but did not reopen the claim as it was not related to a change in circumstances or new information. The Veteran's current vision disability is discussed, but no conclusion on whether VA care caused additional disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim and does not show that the Veteran has additional disability attributable to his March 1995 VA surgery or that such disability was due to an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- Decreased vision of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1761021
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- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for decreased vision of the right eye, as the additional evidence received does not suggest any additional disability due to VA surgery in March 1995.
- Denied
The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for decreased vision of the right eye.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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