The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable rating for residuals of a right eye cyst, post lancing prior to November 13, 2014 and for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for blepharitis and nasolacrimal duct obstruction of the right eye from November 13, 2014. The Veteran's service-connected conditions were rated based on their direct effects without any presumption or secondary linkage.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating as the disability picture was within the scope of the applicable schedular criteria and there were no exceptional factors present that would warrant an extraschedular evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Cyst, Post Lancing, Blepharitis, Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1600421
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What this means for you
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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).
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