The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected pterygium of the right eye.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran had a separate disability of chronic conjunctivitis of the right eye due to military service or to his service-connected pterygium of the right eye.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0831124
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed all issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye, which is secondary to his service-connected pterygium of the right eye, has been remanded due to scheduling issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye as secondary to a pre-existing condition (pterygium of the right eye).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye, including as secondary to his service-connected pterygium, was denied.
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