The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his right eye enucleation, finding that a 40 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support assignment of a higher evaluation as the veteran has blindness in only one eye and does not have service-connected loss of vision in the other eye to warrant a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Enucleation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0614075
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right eye enucleation, muscle injuries, and right knee arthritis, significantly impact his ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, ischemic heart disease, right eye enucleation, and other conditions, are found to preclude substantially gainful employment prior to March 2, 2016.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as there is no competent medical evidence showing that VA medical and surgical treatment caused his current disability of the right eye.
- Whole decision: Denied
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