The Board has determined that the veteran's chorioretinal scarring of the left eye, which is manifested by a unilateral visual field loss to 33 degrees, warrants a rating of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had signs and symptoms consistent with left eye blunt trauma and retinal damage, resulting in significant visual field loss. The Goldmann Visual Field testing confirmed this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- chorioretinal scarring of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0214932
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- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that they cause interference with normal employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's chorioretinal scarring of the left eye, identifying all acquired psychiatric disorders using DSM-IV criteria, and determining whether any diagnosed sleep disorder is related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased evaluation for chorioretinal scarring of the left eye, finding that the current rating of 30 percent is the maximum allowed under VA regulations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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