The Veteran's corneal abrasion is granted as secondary to service-connected Crohn's disease.,TDIU from February 16, 2019 is granted. The remaining issues of service connection for upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease causing his corneal abrasion.,TDIU from February 16, 2019 is granted based on the combined rating of at least one disability rated at 40 percent or more and sufficient additional disability to bring the combined rating to 70 percent or more.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal abrasion, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, right arm impairment, left arm impairment
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23067347
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