The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye disability, which includes post-operative status detached retina and ptosis, warrants a rating of 20 percent. The evidence does not support an increase in this rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show recurrent retinal problems or impairment of visual acuity warranting higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative status detached retina of the right eye, Ptosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0120847
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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: Granted
The Veteran's right eye vision loss is deemed a qualifying additional disability resulting from VA medical treatment, and the cause of this disability was an event not reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, the Veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for his right eye vision loss.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right eye cataracts, detached retina, and ptosis are found to be the result of an in-service boxing injury. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's bilateral eye disability, including ptosis and cataracts, is being evaluated further.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's current eye disabilities are not related to service or his service-connected conditions, and therefore denies the claim for service connection.
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