The Veteran's left eye cataract disability was rated at 20 percent before March 9, 2005 and increased to 30 percent effective March 9, 2005. The rating for the left corneal scar remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on visual acuity impairment as it was no worse than 20/100 in the left eye and 20/25 in the right eye, which does not qualify under any of the specified diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Posterior Subcapsular Cataract, Post Retinal Tear, Ocular Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1101314
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's ocular hypertension with glaucoma was granted a 30% rating as of January 28, 2020. Prior to this date, the condition did not meet criteria for higher ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral eye disabilities, including visual field loss with ocular hypertension and bilateral optic disc hypoplasia, are currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence does not support a higher rating as the average concentric contraction of her visual fields is within the range that warrants a 30 percent disability rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
For the period from July 20, 2011, the Veteran's ocular hypertension has been manifested by corrected distance vision in the right eye of at least 20/40 and in the left eye of at least 20/40, with required continuous medication but without incapacitating episodes or abnormalities in muscle function.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current eye disability related to military service or to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's color blindness is considered a congenital defect and precluded by law from being service connected.
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