The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected herpes simplex keratitis of the left eye, and for service connection for macular degeneration of the right eye as secondary to the left eye condition, were denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's right eye macular degeneration is not related to his service-connected herpes simplex keratitis of the left eye and concluded that it does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Simplex Keratitis, Macular Degeneration
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0307028
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