The Board denied entitlement to a separate rating for ocular symptomatology as part of the rating assignments for service-connected rhabdomyolysis, finding that there is no evidence supporting a causal or aggravation relationship between the Veteran's eye conditions and his service-connected rhabdomyolysis.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's ocular symptoms were not aggravated by his service-connected rhabdomyolysis due to the lack of relevant muscle involvement and the time gap between the last episode of rhabdomyolysis and the onset of eye symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Rhabdomyolysis, Ocular Symptomatology
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- 24032043
What this means for you
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