The Board has granted a 40% evaluation for the veteran's ruptured posterior capsule, right eye condition as it is considered to be equivalent to anatomical loss of one eye.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the veteran was totally blind in his right eye due to complications from the January 1995 VA intraocular lens implant surgery. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence supported a finding that this condition resulted from the VAMC procedure and granted an increased evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Ruptured posterior capsule, right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0610741
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What this means for you
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