The Board found that the veteran's bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation from March 12, 1998 to July 7, 1999. For the period since July 7, 1999, the veteran received a disability evaluation of 30 percent based on his bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran had corrected vision of no better than 20/50 in one eye and 20/40 in the other, or worse, which is required for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 6061-6079.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0204028
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