The veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral allergic conjunctivitis is denied as there is no evidence of active conjunctivitis and the current visual impairment is due to non-service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of active conjunctivitis since 1965, and the veteran's visual impairment is attributed to a non-service-connected condition (optic atrophy).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral allergic conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0210142
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