The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 2000 rating decision that denied service connection for subcapsular cataracts as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. The RO considered all available evidence, including medical opinions, and determined there was no reasonable possibility that the veteran's disability resulted from such exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support service connection for posterior subcapsular cataracts due to lack of a disease listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.311 and the medical opinion concluding there was no likely relationship between the veteran's disability and his exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- subcapsular cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0418393
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