The Veteran's left eye macular scarring resulted in blindness in the affected eye, with only light perception remaining. The current rating of 20% is appropriate given his condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a central scotoma due to the macular scar which prevents him from seeing any images within the area of the scar.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye macular scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1204884
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