Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 1, 2006, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for bilateral vision loss due to cataracts and dry eye syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a 70 percent rating prior to May 16, 2013, based on visual acuity and visual field defects.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral vision loss due to cataracts and dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110932
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