The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's scleritis of the right eye, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed chronic keratoconjunctivitis and noted that the veteran had active eye pathology which persisted, warranting a combined additional rating of 10 percent during continuance of active pathology under Diagnostic Codes 6002 and 6009.
- Claimed conditions
- scleritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0113382
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- Denied
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