Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.75

General considerations for evaluating visual impairment

How the Board has used this section

45.6%

Any-grant when cited

4,828

Decisions citing it

Approx. 45.6% of published Board decisions that cite this section granted at least one issue. This reflects the mix of claims where the section comes up, not the legal merit of any single claim. See the decisions.

Diagnostic codes most associated with it

DC 6034 , Pterygium253 decisions DC 6025 , Disorders of the lacrimal apparatus (epiphora, dacryocystitis, etc.)266 decisions DC 6090 , Diplopia (double vision)144 decisions DC 6040 , Diabetic retinopathy496 decisions DC 6008 , Detachment of retina131 decisions DC 6018 , Chronic conjunctivitis (nontrachomatous)118 decisions DC 6027 , Cataract546 decisions DC 6099382 decisions

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