The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right eye aphakia and postoperative cataract removal, finding that the claim was not based on additional records submitted after the November 1985 denial.
The deciding factor: The decision found that the grant of service connection was not based on any service treatment records not before VA in November 1985.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye aphakia, postoperative cataract removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180150
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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