The Board has granted service connection for iridocyclitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected ankylosing spondylitis.
The deciding factor: The relationship between ankylosing spondylitis and recurrent iridocyclitis is well documented in medical literature, leading to a finding of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- iridocyclitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22041945
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an eye condition, including iridocyclitis and anterior uveitis/iritis, to obtain a new VA medical opinion and correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of Dupuytren's contracture of the hands and feet, as well as ankylosing spondylitis and eczema/seborrhea. The appeal for iridocyclitis is remanded due to its inextricability with the other issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded to allow for additional development of his medical records, including VA treatment records from the Coatesville VA and SSA records. The Veteran will also be scheduled for examinations to determine whether he has an acquired psychiatric disability related to service or a service-connected condition, as well as whether his erectile dysfunction and left eye disorder are secondary to his inflammatory arthritis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current eye disabilities, including hyperopia/presbyopia, traumatic iritis, subconjunctival hemorrhage, cataracts, dry eye syndrome/blepharitis, iridocyclitis, scleral abrasion, and lid and brow scars, were not incurred during or as a result of active duty service.
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