The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for glaucoma of the left eye, as the minimal disability rating for this condition is 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that there is no medical evidence showing impairment in visual acuity or field loss, and the minimum available rating under DC 6013 is 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS), Glaucoma of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905289
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
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