The veteran's previously granted 30 percent evaluation for right eye disability is restored to its original level, effective July 1, 2003.
The deciding factor: The RO reduced the evaluation based on a finding of material improvement in visual acuity but failed to consider other manifestations such as permanent pupil dilation and corneal scarring.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right eye surgery to remove retained glass foreign body, corneal leukoma, permanent pupil dilation, decreased visual acuity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0612019
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Decisions by this judge: 1,547 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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