The Veteran's open angle glaucoma and postoperative with lens replacement intraocular lens cataracts, dry eye syndrome, bilateral eyes are granted a 100 percent rating since February 11, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's visual acuity and field of vision impairment meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye.
- Claimed conditions
- open angle glaucoma, postoperative with lens replacement intraocular lens cataracts, dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049934
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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