The veteran's dry eye syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected ulcerative colitis. His cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities are each rated at 20 percent, with no higher rating warranted for either condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the veteran's dry eye syndrome is related to his service-connected ulcerative colitis status-post colectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- dry eye syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, ulcerative colitis status-post colectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0638828
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