The Board denied the Veteran's claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the March 31, 2000 rating decision that denied service connection for a left eye corneal abrasion and right eye chorioretinal scars.
The deciding factor: The AOJ properly considered the relevant evidence and governing law and regulations when it denied the claims of service connection for a left eye corneal abrasion and for right eye chorioretinal scars in the March 31, 2000 rating decision. The arguments presented by the Veteran essentially disagree with how the AOJ weighed the record evidence which can never rise to the level of a valid CUE claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye corneal abrasion, right eye chorioretinal scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048953
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