The VA denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected dendritic keratitis of the right eye, with ptosis. The primary cause of his vision loss is age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), which was not related to the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA found that there was no active dendritic keratitis and that ARMD, rather than the service-connected condition, was the primary cause of the veteran's vision loss.
- Claimed conditions
- dendritic keratitis, herpes simplex virus (HSV), age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2007
- Citation
- 0727068
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