The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right eye macular hole was denied. The Board also found that his initial disability rating for the condition should remain at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file any claims prior to March 6, 2014, which is when he first mentioned an eye injury in service and filed a claim for it.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye macular hole
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187786
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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