The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's bilateral hypertensive retinopathy with maculopathy, pinguecula, open angle glaucoma, cataracts, and right eye optic papillitis from July 19, 2018 to February 3, 2020.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's visual acuity and field contraction meeting the criteria for a 40 percent rating during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hypertensive retinopathy with maculopathy, pinguecula, open angle glaucoma, cataracts, right eye optic papillitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004180
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left eye conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma and remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disability other than left eye conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, to include dry eye syndrome and pinguecula.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 40 percent disability rating for bilateral eye disabilities but denied ratings for abdominal scars, hypertension, and remanded claims related to thrombosis and arthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for pinguecula as there was no evidence of scar or disfigurement with one characteristic of disfigurement.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cataracts, finding that there was no medical evidence linking the condition to his active service or a service-connected disability.
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