The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral eye disorder, characterized as nasal pterygium, warranted a 10 percent evaluation and denied an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher evaluation for the Veteran's diplopia and visual impairment. The criteria in place at the time of the decision were applied to determine that the current 10 percent evaluation adequately reflected the severity of the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal pterygium
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005910
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- Dismissed
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