The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic blepharoconjunctivitis of both eyes, with chronic tearing. The appeal is based on a service-connected condition and does not involve any presumption or exposure basis.
The deciding factor: The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent were not met as the veteran's disorder did not encompass trachomatous symptomatology and the applicable regulations do not allow for separate evaluations for each eye.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic blepharoconjunctivitis, chronic tearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0730362
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