The VA granted service connection for a traumatic cataract of the right eye and assigned a noncompensable rating, effective from September 1, 2003. The veteran appealed for an increased evaluation.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran's right eye disability warranted only a noncompensable rating based on his corrected vision being 20/200 in the affected eye and 20/20 in the other eye, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6027.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic cataract of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0820239
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric condition and traumatic cataract of the right eye due to a withdrawal request by the appellant's authorized representative.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and medical opinion addressing the etiology of the claimed right eye cataract. The Veteran's claim is currently in a pending state.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for traumatic cataract of the right eye, and it is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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