Diplopia (Double Vision)

0%

Diplopia (DC 6090) does NOT have a flat schedular percent tier. Per 38 CFR § 4.31, diplopia that is occasional or that is correctable with spectacles is evaluated at 0%. For persistent uncorrectable diplopia, the rating is derived from a 2-axis verbatim lookup table at § 4.79: field of gaze (degrees from central fixation) × direction (Down / Lateral / Up). The looked-up cell yields an "equivalent visual acuity" (e.g. 5/200, 20/100) which is applied to the affected eye and combined with the corresponding unaffected eye via the § 4.79 visual-impairment combined-acuity table (DCs 6063-6066). Per § 4.78(b), where diplopia exists in more than one quadrant or degree range, the rater uses the quadrant and degree range that provides the highest evaluation. See the verbatim § 4.79 DC 6090 table below for cell values.

APPLICATION RULE

Per 38 C.F.R. § 4.78(a), the examiner uses a Goldmann perimeter chart or the Tangent Screen method that identifies the four major quadrants and degree ranges. Per § 4.78(b), where diplopia exists in more than one quadrant or degree range, the rater uses the quadrant and degree range that provides the highest evaluation. The equivalent visual acuity value above is applied to the affected eye and combined with the corresponding unaffected eye under the § 4.79 visual-impairment combined-acuity table (DCs 6063-6066).

NOTES (verbatim § 4.79)

Note (1): In accordance with 38 CFR 4.31, diplopia that is occasional or that is correctable with spectacles is evaluated at 0 percent.