The rating reduction from 20 percent to 0 percent disabling for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral conjunctivitis was proper as his visual acuity improved and no residuals were noted.
The deciding factor: The improvement in corrected distance and near visual acuity supported a reduction of the disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139532
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD, as well as a bilateral eye disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service events and ongoing medical treatment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral conjunctivitis with a history of dry eye syndrome is rated at 10 percent from March 4, 2019. A separate and compensable rating of 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome is granted. The Veteran's entitlement to increased ratings for IVDS remains pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia, migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral conjunctivitis, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand and left foot disabilities, as these issues are related to his service-connected Reiter's Syndrome. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for his service-connected conjunctivitis and photophobia with iritis and uveitis.
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