The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected right eye injury, finding that his current visual acuity does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran currently has blindness in one eye with light perception and 20/20 vision in the other eye. The best corrected vision in the right eye is 5/400 distance and 20/greater than 400 near, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6070.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0822749
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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