Filarial infection by the African eye worm (Loa loa)
VA doesn't add ratings together. It combines them using the table in 38 CFR § 4.25, so two ratings usually total less than their sum.
During active disease, medical records confirming an ongoing loiasis infection — such as lab results, physician notes, or parasite identification — are the core evidence for a 100% rating. Once the infection resolves, evidence of any remaining damage becomes what matters most. Records showing lasting effects on a specific body system, such as eye or neurological findings documented by a treating provider, support a residual disability rating. A VA examination that measures the severity of those residuals in the affected body system is also relevant. Statements from you or people who know you, describing how remaining symptoms affect your work and daily life, can help show the functional impact of any residual disability.
VA exam form (DBQ) for this condition:
If your service meets the rules below, VA presumes this condition is connected to it.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
