The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating and total disability rating based on individual unemployability, as the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement.
The deciding factor: The award of service connection for right eye disabilities was granted after January 18, 2011, which is the earliest effective date allowed under the law.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral keratoconus with glaucoma, astigmatism, corneal scarring, cataract, and aphakia status post keratoplasty, right eye disabilities (secondary to service-connected Grave's disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24031474
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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