The Board granted an effective date of March 19, 1965, for the grant of service connection for residuals of a left eye injury based on new and relevant evidence received after a final disallowance.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the finding that there was an increase in the severity of the Veteran's preexisting left eye disorder (leading to the final determination that the disorder was aggravated by service) due to relevant service department records that existed but had not been associated with the claims file at the time of the February 1967 Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left eye injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020892
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,612 · Granted: 16% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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