The Board denied service connection for loss of eyelashes and granted an initial 10 percent rating for corneal scar, left eye. The appellant's claim for loss of eyelashes was not supported by the evidence as he does not have a current disability manifested by loss of eyelashes.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence established that the appellant does not have a current disability manifested by loss of eyelashes during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of eyelashes, corneal scar
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18161193
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