The veteran's organic brain syndrome was granted a 30% rating effective March 18, 1998. His radiation retinopathy of the right eye remains at a 10% rating and his hearing loss with tinnitus does not have an assigned rating.
The deciding factor: The RO increased the disability rating for organic brain syndrome from 10 to 30 percent effective March 18, 1998. The ratings for radiation retinopathy of the right eye and hearing loss with tinnitus remain at their current levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss with Tinnitus, Radiation Retinopathy of the Right Eye, Organic Brain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0028496
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