The veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 100 percent, his loss of vision in the left eye is rated at 40 percent, and his perforated left eardrum with hearing loss is rated at zero percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's PTSD with depression resulted in total occupational impairment, warranting a 100% evaluation. The loss of vision in the left eye was found to be productive of blindness in one eye and vision of 20/50 in the other eye, resulting in a 40% evaluation. The perforated left eardrum with hearing loss did not meet the criteria for any higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Depression, Loss of Vision of the Left Eye, Perforated Left Eardrum with Left Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0400577
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