The veteran's service-connected left eye disability was rated at 30 percent effective July 11, 2005. The evidence did not show that the corrected central visual acuity in the service-connected left eye was worse than 20/200 prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The veteran's corrected central visual acuity in the service-connected left eye was no worse than 20/200 from August 2002 until July 11, 2005. The non-service-connected right eye had a corrected central visual acuity of 20/40 during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- status post nasal pterygium with scleral malacia and optic neuropathy of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617653
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