The Board granted service connection for bilateral pinguecula and bilateral cataracts, but remanded the claim for an eye disability other than dry eyes syndrome, pinguecula, and cataracts.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral pinguecula was caused by his service-connected dry eye syndrome, and his bilateral cataracts were caused by his service-connected diabetes. The remaining eye conditions will be remanded for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pinguecula, bilateral cataracts, arcus senilis, congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE), peripheral corneal scars, hyperopic astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062708
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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