The Veteran's left eye corneal scar, claimed as left eye droop, does not result in visual impairment or incapacitating episodes that would warrant a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows no significant visual impairment or functional limitations related to the left eye condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye corneal scar, left eye droop
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21061985
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected left eye corneal scar and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left eye disability, including corneal scar, macular pucker, dry eye syndrome, and cataracts. The evidence does not support the claim that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left eye disability, to include refractive amblyopia from congenital astigmatism, left eye nuclear cataracts, and left eye corneal scar, for further development of evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left eye corneal scar.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left eye corneal scar, finding that it arose during active duty and is not related to the Veteran's refractive errors.
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