The Board granted a 10 percent rating for symptoms analogous to chronic conjunctivitis and scarring and disfigurement attributable to bilateral pinguecula, effective January 29, 2025.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral pinguecula manifested in symptoms analogous to active chronic conjunctivitis and a painful scar or characteristic of disfigurement, warranting a 10 percent rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic conjunctivitis, scarring and disfigurement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25007658
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, chronic conjunctivitis, chronic hives, a cervical spine disorder, and pes planus as these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty and ACDUTRA service.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for heart palpitations, bruxism, and bilateral dry eye, while denying service connection for the other conditions.
- Denied
The appeal for a higher disability rating for chronic conjunctivitis was denied because the veteran is already receiving the maximum available rating of 10 percent.
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