The Board granted service connection for dry eye syndrome, bilateral pseudophakia, and bilateral glaucoma based on a TERA during the Veteran's active duty.
The deciding factor: The April 2025 VA examination provided a favorable medical opinion that the Veteran's eye conditions were at least as likely as not caused by military occupational specialty exposures to petroleum products, despite the August 2025 VA record review medical opinion which was found inadequate due to its reliance on the lack of in-service treatment records and failure to address the TERA.
- Claimed conditions
- dry eye syndrome, bilateral pseudophakia, bilateral glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107826
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