The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for chronic dry eyes, secondary to Bell's palsy, was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's chronic dry eyes were reasonably raised as a secondary condition during the adjudication of the primary disability (Bell's palsy).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dry eyes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008366
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Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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