The veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected bilateral CSR was denied. The Board found that the veteran's vision loss is not related to his service-connected CSR and thus does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating. Service connection for a psychiatric disorder and headaches, claimed as secondary to his service-connected CSR, was also denied due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or his service-connected eye disability.

The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral CSR is currently rated at 20 percent based on the current visual acuity loss. The Board found that the severe vision impairment and visual field loss are functional in nature and not related to his service-connected CSR, thus not meeting the criteria for a higher rating. For the psychiatric disorder and headaches claims, there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or his service-connected eye disability.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR)"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches"}

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 20, 2006

Citation

0636084

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