The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of traumatic anisocoria of the right eye with epiretinal membrane, secondary cataract, ocular hypertension, and vitreous degeneration.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed visual acuity of at most 20/70 in the right eye and a total remaining visual field of 49 degrees, which resulted in a 10 percent rating for visual field defect. When combined with the 10 percent rating for visual acuity impairment, this resulted in a 20 percent overall rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic anisocoria of the right eye, Epiretinal membrane, Secondary cataract, Ocular hypertension, Vitreous degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067609
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