The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for chronic conjunctivitis and the claim for an increased evaluation for corneal scar in the left eye is granted.
The deciding factor: Service records show treatment for conjunctivitis during active duty, and current evidence supports a finding of chronic conjunctivitis related to this period. The right eye herpetic keratitis is not service-connected as it occurred after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic conjunctivitis, herpetic keratitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0032555
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for symptoms analogous to chronic conjunctivitis and scarring and disfigurement attributable to bilateral pinguecula, effective January 29, 2025.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for heart palpitations, bruxism, and bilateral dry eye, while denying service connection for the other conditions.
- Denied
The appeal for a higher disability rating for chronic conjunctivitis was denied because the veteran is already receiving the maximum available rating of 10 percent.
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