The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected right eye disorder, which includes chorioretinitis and loss of field of vision, is being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The VA will need to provide a thorough medical examination to determine the extent of the veteran's visual field defects and diplopia.
The deciding factor: The existing examination report lacks sufficient detail to evaluate the current manifestations of the service-connected right eye disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chorioretinitis, right eye, loss of field of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0416232
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What this means for you
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