The Board finds that the veteran's current postoperative residuals of pterygium of the left eye were incurred as a result of service. The schedular criteria for a 10 percent evaluation have been met for service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the veteran's current postoperative residuals of pterygium of the left eye are related to his military service, with the Board finding that it is at least as likely as not that they were incurred during service. The Board also found that the veteran's service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis warrant a 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of pterygium of the left eye, sinusitis, rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0613818
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