The Veteran's retinopathy and uveitis are manifested by corrected distance vision acuity of 20/40 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye, with normal visual fields. The VA adjudicator determined that these findings do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's corrected distance vision acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating (10%) as per Diagnostic Codes 6079 and 6080, given their current visual acuity of 20/40 in one eye and 20/25 in the other.
- Claimed conditions
- retinopathy, uveitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1006561
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