The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of adjustment disorder was denied as there is no evidence of any communication in the claims file dated between April 2010 and June 2015 that indicated a desire to file a claim.,For the entire period of appeal, except for the period from November 1, 2016, to January 1, 2017, the Veteran's right eye disability is assigned a 30 percent rating, which is the maximum rating for visual impairment in one eye where there is not anatomical loss of the eye.
The deciding factor: The effective date for an increased rating cannot be earlier than June 12, 2015, as no communication indicating a desire to file a claim was found between April 2010 and June 2015.,For the entire period of appeal, except for the period from November 1, 2016, to January 1, 2017, the Veteran's right eye disability is assigned a 30 percent rating as there is no anatomical loss of the eye.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder, Right Eye Traumatic Optic Neuropathy with Detached Retina and No Light Perception
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142931
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