The Veteran's corneal transplant to the right eye did not require at least one month of convalescence and did not result in severe post-operative residuals such as incompletely healed surgical wounds, stumps of recent amputations, therapeutic immobilization of a joint or more, application of a body cast, or the necessity for house confinement. Therefore, his claim for a temporary total rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's corneal transplant did not result in severe post-operative residuals that would warrant a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired visual acuity, Blepharospasm, Ptosis, Corneal scarring, Residuals of remedial surgery to bilateral eye muscles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1502297
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