The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected blindness of the left eye does not warrant a rating greater than 30 percent, as his visual acuity in the right eye is 20/40 and he does not have any visual field loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence indicates that the veteran's current best corrected visual acuity in the right eye is 20/40, which corresponds to a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6070. The veteran does not experience any visual field loss and his service-connected left eye disability consists of blindness.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness of the left eye, secondary glaucoma from previous granulomatous anterior uveitis with sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0104544
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