Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2001, for service connection for retinitis pigmentosa based on the re-evaluation of previously unassociated service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the application of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c)(1) due to the existence of relevant official service department records that were not associated with the claims file when VA first decided the claim in January 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- retinitis pigmentosa
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099613
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