The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for right eye vision loss, effective from November 20, 2002. The veteran's claim for an increased rating remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's current visual acuity warranted a higher evaluation than the currently assigned 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye vision loss, Right eye corneal edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0737242
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0737242.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and type 2 diabetes mellitus, while denying service connection for shin splints, left lower extremity, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and right eye vision loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right eye vision loss is being remanded for a proper VA examination to determine if it qualifies as a 'qualifying additional disability' under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right eye vision loss due to cataract surgery, finding that the current condition was not proximately caused by VA carelessness or negligence.
- Granted
The Veteran's right eye vision loss is deemed a qualifying additional disability resulting from VA medical treatment, and the cause of this disability was an event not reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, the Veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for his right eye vision loss.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.