The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral open angle glaucoma prior to December 10, 2019 and granted a 20 percent rating after that date. The claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's glaucoma did not result in any visual impairment or incapacitating episodes before December 10, 2019, but it resulted in a visual field defect with an average remaining visual field of 51 degrees in the right eye and 43 degrees in the left eye after that date. The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae did not result in any disfigurement or scarring.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral open angle glaucoma, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), right hand index finger fracture, little finger fracture, status post little finger surgery, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, bilateral foot disability, to include bilateral pes planus, left knee disability, to include left knee Osgood-Schlatter disease, right knee disability, to include right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease, lumbar spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000228
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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