The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic dry eyes, meibomian gland dysfunction, and photophobia are all denied as they are not related to his service-connected right eye chalazion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s conditions were less likely than not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right eye chalazion.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dry eyes, meibomian gland dysfunction, photophobia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19104877
What this means for you
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