The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for conjunctivitis residuals, finding that the retinal pigment epithelium changes in the right eye may be considered as residuals of the service-connected conjunctivitis. The veteran's headaches and branch retinal vein occlusion are not associated with his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the retinal pigment epithelium changes in the right eye could be associated with ultraviolet burns consistent with the veteran's history of welding, which may be considered as residuals of the conjunctivitis.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0306822
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for keratitis and conjunctivitis due to insufficient efforts made to schedule a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence regarding its etiology.
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