The VA granted a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected retinal detachment of the left eye due to cataract surgery and nuclear sclerotic cataract of the right eye, effective January 30, 1998. The appellant is seeking an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The VA granted a higher disability rating based on the current evidence provided by the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- retinal detachment of the left eye, cataract surgery and nuclear sclerotic cataract of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0006115
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left eye disability is rated at 20 percent prior to September 15, 2022. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending and additional development is required.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected detached retina of the left eye. The effective date for the grant of service connection remains October 30, 2008.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because his service did not meet the threshold eligibility requirements. The claim to reopen a claim of service connection for retinal detachment of the left eye was also denied as no new and material evidence has been received.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral cataracts and retinal detachment of the left eye, concluding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service.
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