Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dry eye syndrome, finding that it is a usual effect of an in-service elective eye procedure to correct a developmental defect.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's dry eye syndrome was at least as likely as not incurred in service or caused by the in-service PRK surgery, but the Board found this to be a usual effect of the procedure and thus not considered service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103634
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