The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right eye pterygium and eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected right eye pterygium resulted in decreased visual acuity, other visual impairment, disfigurement, or incapacitating episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye pterygium
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004552
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for right eye pterygium was dismissed, and the Veteran's PTSD was granted an evaluation of 70 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new examination and addressing the Veteran's right eye pterygium.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for right eye pterygium was granted. The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating effective February 25, 2021.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome was granted, while the claims for increased ratings for chronic back strain, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, and right eye pterygium were remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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