The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye dry eye syndrome, finding that his symptoms began in and have continued since service following PRK surgery.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's reported symptoms of dry, painful, and burning eyes beginning during service and continuing to the present, consistent with a diagnosis of left eye dry eye syndrome resulting from PRK surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye dry eye syndrome, left eye optic disc drusen
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24021292
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient response from the VA examiner regarding the etiology and pathogenesis of dry eye syndrome, specifically in relation to the Veteran's exposure to fiberglass fragments during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected residuals of left eye pterygium removal prior to April 1, 2011 and for a separate rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left eye dry eye syndrome prior to April 1, 2011 due to the need for additional medical opinions.
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