Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for diplopia and an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful scar of the left thigh.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected diplopia or a higher evaluation for the painful scar of the left thigh based on visual impairment or instability/painfulness, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- diplopia with convergence insufficiency, accommodative insufficiency, and intermittent alternating exotropia, painful scar of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011244
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