The veteran is not entitled to a temporary total evaluation for convalescence following the November 2004 left eye surgery.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of medical restriction in regard to working following the November 2004 left eye surgery, and the records indicate that the veteran's eye was doing well upon follow-up examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0901915
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Decisions by this judge: 952 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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