The Board found that the Veteran's current 20 percent evaluation for his eye disability is appropriate, as there were no periods of incapacitation and visual acuity was not worse than 20/70 in each eye.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any periods of incapacitation or impairment of central visual acuity that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- blepharospasm, lagophthalmos, exposure keratophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017547
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