The Veteran's service-connected bilateral cyclitis (pars planitis) with bilateral cataracts is rated at 40 percent, and the Board denied an extra-schedular rating as his disability picture is not exceptional or unusual.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lack of depth perception due to monocular vision was found to be part of his service-connected disabilities and thus already contemplated by the rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cyclitis (pars planitis), bilateral cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18115754
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