The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's left eye CRVO, effective from the date of the July 2024 decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had seven or more incapacitating episodes per a 12-month period due to his left eye CRVO, which resulted in an initial disability rating of 60 percent under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO), Left Eye Cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26003542
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher disability rating for left eye CRVO was denied by the Board, as his corrected distance visual acuity of 20/40 in the right eye and 5/200 or worse in the left eye warrants a 30 percent disability rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye. The Veteran contends he is entitled to a 60 percent rating due to documented incapacitating episodes, but his records show only one such episode during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as left eye cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development due to the need to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for a left eye cataract, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, is granted. However, the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome and bradycardia (secondary to hepatitis C and diabetes mellitus) is denied.,Service connection for a left eye disability other than a cataract is remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, increased rating for right knee arthritis, and compensable disability rating for left eye cataract were all denied. The decision did not address the service connection claim as it was decided on the merits.
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