The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition because no new and relevant evidence was submitted to reopen the claim, despite the submission of additional post-service clinical records and lay statements.
The deciding factor: No new and relevant evidence was presented that could prove or disprove the relationship between the Veteran's claimed bilateral eye condition and his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal scarring, floaters
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24022322
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