The Veteran's chorioretinal scarring with tiny limbal cornea scarring has not caused any impairment of visual function or incapacitating episodes, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran’s service-connected eye condition did not cause visual impairment or incapacitating episodes as required by the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- chorioretinal scarring with tiny limbal cornea scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024169
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