The Board denied reopening the claim for astigmatism/presbyopia due to lack of new and material evidence. The ratings for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were granted at 20%. The case was remanded for further examination regarding the right shoulder dislocation.
The deciding factor: No specific deciding factor provided in the decision summary, only that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim for astigmatism/presbyopia.
- Claimed conditions
- astigmatism/presbyopia, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right shoulder dislocation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144741
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