The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome since August 23, 2024, and granted service connection for bilateral preoperative cataracts as secondary to the service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence was against finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus had its initial onset or was incurred during a period of active service. However, the evidence was in approximate balance that his current bilateral preoperative cataracts were secondary to his service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome disability.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral dry eye syndrome, bilateral preoperative cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097716
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