The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for macular pucker and aphakia, status-post repair retinal detachment right eye, with inferotemporal retinal dialysis of the left eye, effective November 27, 2010. The Veteran's right eye is manifested by light perception only, while his left eye has visual acuity of 20/40.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed that the Veteran had significant vision loss in both eyes, with no meaningful visual function in the right eye and a dense intranasal arcuate defect in the left eye. The Board granted a higher rating based on these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Retinal Detachment, Left Eye Inferotemporal Retinal Dialysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1217526
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right eye retinal detachment, status post laser treatment is granted a 10 percent disability rating from January 20, 2014. The compensable ratings for inguinal hernia and diarrhea after surgery are also granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's right eye disability was not caused by VA medical care, and the additional disability is not compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye retinal detachment and choroidal rupture are attributable to active service, granting his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board finds that VA's timely diagnosis and treatment of the Veteran's right eye retinal detachment did not cause his current visual impairment. The surgery to repair the detached retina resulted in improved vision, but the progression of cataracts is a known complication.
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