The Veteran's bilateral cataracts with post-operative pseudophakia, including dry eye syndrome are rated at 10 percent. The rating is based on the impairment due to her dry eye syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has no visual impairment from her cataracts but does have functional impairment from her dry eye syndrome which warrants a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 6036-6099 for photophobia with pain and glare sensitivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral cataracts, Dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069347
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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