The Veteran's left eye disability, which existed prior to service and was aggravated during service, is rated at 10 percent. The Board found that the pre-existing disability must be deducted from the current rating (30 percent minus 20 percent), leaving a maximum of 10 percent for the portion attributable to aggravation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left eye had visual impairment consistent with a 20 percent rating before service, which was then deducted from the current 30 percent rating due to pre-existing disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Amblyopia, Strabismus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1035677
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's left eye amblyopia existed prior to service and did not worsen during service, thus denying service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye vision loss is service-connected, while his right eye vision loss is not. The decision on the right eye issue remains pending as it was denied.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye disorder, claimed as bad eyesight, is not service-connected because it pre-existed service and there is no evidence of any increase in severity during active military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing eye disorders did not undergo an increase in disability or were otherwise aggravated by military service.
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