The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 2, 2022, for the award of service connection for allergic conjunctivitis and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's allergic conjunctivitis is presumed to be related to exposure during his Southwest Asia service due to the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100040
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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