38 CFR Part 4, Rating Schedule

38 CFR § 4.84a

Schedule of ratings, eye (former)

A veteran might see this citation in an older Board decision predating the current eye rating schedule.

VA removed this section from the current regulations. Older Board decisions still cite it.

How the Board actually uses this section

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37.9%
granted at least one issue
4,255
published decisions citing it

The grant figure reflects the mix of claims where this section comes up, not the legal merit of any single claim.

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The conditions it decides

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Cataract (DC 6027)337about this conditionDiabetic retinopathy (DC 6040)334about this conditionDC 6099275Pterygium (DC 6034)239about this conditionChronic conjunctivitis (nontrachomatous) (DC 6018)188about this conditionDiplopia (double vision) (DC 6090)123about this conditionDetachment of retina (DC 6008)119about this conditionChoroidopathy, including uveitis, iritis, cyclitis, or choroiditis (DC 6000)108about this condition

What this regulation says, in plain English

This section number used to hold a former eye rating schedule that VA has since replaced with the current § 4.79 schedule. It no longer applies to current claims, but older Board decisions may still cite it.

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