The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and a pulmonary condition, granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for dry eye syndrome, right eye, but did not grant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI or a pulmonary condition. The Board found that the Veteran's right dry eye syndrome manifests in symptoms most analogous to those of active chronic conjunctivitis, and granted an initial 10 percent rating based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Dry eye syndrome, right eye, Pulmonary condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031631
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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