The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a deviated septum is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the aggravation of the Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome by treatment for his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral dry eye syndrome, Deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21076232
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for alopecia areata is dismissed. The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral dry eye syndrome with vision impairment scars are remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome was improper due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and thus, the appeal is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examinations and ineffective assignment of an effective date. A new VA examination is required to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome and cataracts, with a focus on whether a separate compensable rating for dry eye syndrome is warranted.
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