The veteran's left eye disability is rated at 30 percent, and his malaria does not warrant a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran has blindness in one eye (left) with normal corrected vision in the other eye, which meets the criteria for a 30% rating under Diagnostic Code 6070. His malaria is not shown to be recurrent or relapsing, and thus does not warrant a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Disability, Malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0021824
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