The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of discoloration of the face was granted. The appeal for a compensable evaluation for left eye corneal scar is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final rating action includes an April 2018 VA treatment record that suggests an in-service incurrence or nexus, which could potentially establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Corneal scar
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20074659
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Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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