The Veteran was granted a rating of 80 percent for his service-connected bilateral eye disability, special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of one eye, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's visual impairment met or exceeded the criteria for an 80 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000010
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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