The Veteran's service-connected left eye inferior oblique paresis with diplopia and visual field defect has been productive of visual acuity of no worse than 20/40, which does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 6090 or 6066.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diplopia is occasional (occasional diplopia is evaluated at 0 percent) and his visual field defect with remaining average contraction of 26.625 degrees does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 6090 or 6066.
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye inferior oblique paresis, Visual field defect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22063587
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