The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for service-connected bilateral posterior chamber intraocular lenses, status post cataract surgery and denied an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome. The claim for service connection for a liver disorder was also denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence of record not demonstrating disorders of the lacrimal apparatus for the dry eye syndrome and at least one but less than three incapacitating episodes in the year prior for the cataract surgery, while denying the claim for service connection due to insufficient evidence linking the liver disorder to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral dry eye syndrome, liver disorder, including cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026620
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for eye conditions, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and left eye retinopathy. However, it denied increased ratings for multiple peripheral neuropathies, hypertension, and status post tympanoplasty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney, liver, and pituitary gland disorders to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding their nature and etiology.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent initial rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome and service connection for left knee strain, but denied other claims including increased ratings for right lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, incomplete right bundle branch block (claimed as cardiac arrhythmia), degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine with IVDS, scarring of the left inguinal area, status post varicocele surgery, and service connection for left shoulder strain and restless leg syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.
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