Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an eye disability other than bilateral dry eye syndrome and chronic bilateral conjunctival injection, including conjunctivitis, photophobia, blepharitis, and left eye legal blindness, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, for further development.
The deciding factor: The record does not contain adequate VA opinions specifically addressing whether the Veteran's additional eye disabilities are secondarily service-connected to his bilateral dry eye syndrome and/or service-connected chronic bilateral conjunctival injection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral dry eye syndrome, chronic bilateral conjunctival injection, conjunctivitis, photophobia, blepharitis, left eye legal blindness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002026
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