The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition has been denied as new and material evidence was not received. The claims for an effective date earlier than July 23, 2013, for increased ratings of the back disability and service connection for lower extremity radiculopathy have also been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability has been remanded as she did not undergo a VA examination to assess her current level of disability. The claims for service connection for chronic allergies and partial hysterectomy have also been remanded.

The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim for bilateral eye condition.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of back disability and lower extremity radiculopathy has not met the criteria as no earlier effective date is warranted due to lack of evidence showing an increase in severity within one year prior to the June 2014 examination.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Bilateral Eye Condition (Residuals)"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Disc Disease with Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (Back Disability)"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Allergies"}, {"condition_name":"Partial Hysterectomy"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 26, 2019

Citation

19132860