The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for defective vision secondary to glaucoma, finding that his right eye is not service-connected and therefore cannot be used to calculate a disability rating for his left eye. The highest rating he can receive is a 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right eye visual acuity was found to be 20/400, which does not meet the criteria for blindness in the right eye as defined by VA regulations (5/200 or less). Therefore, his nonservice-connected right eye defective vision cannot be used to calculate a disability rating for his service-connected left eye.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Defective Vision Secondary to Glaucoma"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617674
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What this means for you
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