The Board found that the residuals of a right eye injury, including angle recession glaucoma and traumatic cataract with loss of vision, are not the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that given the early age at which the cataract was first noted, it would be very unlikely to have a normal senile cataract at that young of an age without some type of medical predisposition for it. The appellant's loss of vision in the right eye was due to normal progression as a result of the injury suffered in December 1979.
- Claimed conditions
- angle recession glaucoma, traumatic cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0213966
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for angle recession glaucoma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is more likely than not a direct result of an injury to his head during basic training.
- Denied
The Veteran's left eye disability, which includes choroidal rupture and traumatic cataract, is rated at 40 percent. The appeal for an increased rating in excess of this has been denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
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