The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for bilateral eye pterygium was denied, but she is granted a separate 10 percent rating for active chronic conjunctivitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate manifestations of service-connected disability that meet or more nearly appropriate the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 6034, 6066, or any other potentially applicable diagnostic code. However, the Veteran is entitled to a separate 10 percent rating for active conjunctivitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Pterygium, Chronic Conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23023940
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