Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examination provided a more compelling opinion than the May 2025 one, indicating that the Veteran's conjunctivitis is at least as likely as not proximately due to his service-connected dry eye syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis, pinguecula in both eyes, ocular hypertension, epiretinal membrane (ERM)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097093
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