Ive had the backlit screen with nothing on it, but that always meant the chip lost the program. And that was happening from low voltage problems, or from touching the wrong part of the board with sweaty fingers. You could always try reflashing the program just to make sure it is there.
If it still doesnt work, it does sound like a connection problem. Maybe one little piece of solder that is bridging two pins.
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