The claim to reopen service connection for pterygium, right eye was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The left eye pterygium with postoperative recurrent scarring is now rated at 10% effective August 20, 2014.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for right eye pterygium but supported reopening and granting a rating for left eye dry eye syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- pterygium, dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18154011
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