The veteran's glaucoma is characterized by visual acuity no worse than 20/50 in one eye and 20/60 in the other eye, with abnormal visual fields not due to glaucoma. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for glaucoma are met.
The deciding factor: The veteran's glaucoma is characterized by visual acuity no worse than 20/50 in one eye and 20/60 in the other eye, with abnormal visual fields not due to glaucoma. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent are met.
- Claimed conditions
- Glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603520
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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