The Board denied an increased rating above 10 percent for corneal scars, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on incapacitating episodes or visual impairment.
The deciding factor: There were no documented incapacitating episodes related to the Veteran's corneal scars and treatment was provided at home without requiring clinic visits for eye treatment purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- A19003192
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