The veteran was granted a 30 percent initial rating for left eye vision loss, and the claim for an increased rating for left corneal reflex disability was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the visual acuity impairment in the left eye, which met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6076. The corneal reflex disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 6018 and 6099.
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye vision loss, Corneal reflex disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0816431
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's left eye vision loss was caused by VA medical care, and a supplemental opinion is needed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder and denied an increased rating for left eye vision loss. The Veteran's right eye disorders are not related to his in-service injury, nor were they caused or aggravated by his service-connected left eye vision loss.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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