Prior to May 5, 2016, the Veteran's bilateral eye disability resulted in decreased vision with no better than 20/200 corrected distance vision and no visual field defects. A rating higher than 30 percent is not warranted.,From May 5, 2016 to February 18, 2020, the Veteran's bilateral eye disability resulted in decreased visual acuity with a right eye of at worst 10/200 and left eye of no better than light perception. A 100 percent rating is warranted.,As of February 18, 2020, the Veteran's bilateral eye disability has improved to corrected distance vision of 20/20 in both eyes with a visual field defect of less than 30 degrees in each eye. A higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's improvement in visual acuity and reduction in visual field defects from May 5, 2016 to February 18, 2020 did not warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral cataracts with diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21002698
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