Chapter 19: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

: The Veteran filed an original claim for bilateral impairment of visual acuity on June 1, 2009. VA examination reveals the best distant vision obtainable after correction is 20/200 (6/60) in the right eye and 20/70 (6/21) in the left eye. Diplopia secondary to thyroid myopathy has been diagnosed and is within 24 degrees in the upward quadrant. ................
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