The Veteran's pterygium of the right eye is currently rated at 10 percent, but does not meet criteria for a higher rating due to lack of incapacitating episodes and visual impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s pterygium of the right eye has not been productive of incapacitating episodes or significant visual impairment as required by the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- pterygium of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19193985
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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