The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected right eye injury was granted effective November 1, 2000.
The deciding factor: A VA ophthalmologic examination in December 2000 found that the veteran's inservice eye injury would have aggravated any preexisting glaucomatous disease, leading to a compensable rating of 100% for bilateral far-advanced open-angle glaucoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of repair of a rupture of the globe of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0301235
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Decisions by this judge: 425 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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