The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for left eye enucleation, finding that the appellant's condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on inability to wear a prosthesis or having light perception only in the nonservice-connected right eye.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the appellant is unable to wear a prosthesis or has light perception only in his nonservice-connected right eye, which are required for an increased disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye enucleation
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025287
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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: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected eye disability was granted a 70 percent rating from March 23, 2015 to October 14, 2015. The appeal is denied for higher ratings beyond this period.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA treatment records and inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of the left eye enucleation. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 is being reviewed again.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the frequency of his macula swelling and its impact on visual field loss. A separate rating for headaches as secondary to service-connected left eye enucleation with right eye central serous retinopathy must also be scheduled.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from the April 2019 examiner to determine the severity of the Veteran's right eye disability and whether his metamorphopsia is a symptom separate from decreased contrast sensitivity.
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