The Veteran's unhealed eye injury is granted a 10 percent rating, and his bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran is granted TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s unhealed eye injury meets the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7800 due to corneal scarring with visual impairment. His bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as there are no documented incapacitating episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Unhealed Eye Injury","details":"Corneal scarring, central scotoma in right eye"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","details":"Severe hearing loss in left ear, moderate hearing loss in right ear"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19178320
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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