Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral keratoconus, but remanded the claim for right ankle tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The May 2021 private opinion provided adequate rationale and was more probative than the VA examinations in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral keratoconus, right ankle tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095266
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