The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for diabetic retinopathy and isolated dot blot hemorrhage in the posterior pole of the right eye, effective from April 6, 2015.
The deciding factor: Visual field test results showed average concentric contraction of 57.625 degrees in the right eye and 58.5 degrees in the left eye, which is consistent with a 10 percent rating under Code 6080 for bilateral loss with remaining visual field between 46 to 60 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic retinopathy, isolated dot blot hemorrhage in the posterior pole of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2026
- Citation
- 26002444
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