The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral keratoconus is denied. The Board has found that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on visual acuity or incapacitating episodes.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish any incapacitating episodes and the Veteran's corrected vision was at 20/50 in each eye, which corresponds to a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6035.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral keratoconus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22039860
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence supporting a compensable rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's eye condition, based on visual impairment in both eyes.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral keratoconus and an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a mid-back disability due to an impermissible concurrent election.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for initial and increased ratings for bilateral keratoconus are being remanded due to the failure of substantial compliance with previous Board directives.
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