The Board found that the veteran's bilateral nuclear sclerotic cataracts did not warrant a higher disability rating, and denied service connection for anisocoria-iris sphincter dysfunction of the right eye as it was not linked to service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral nuclear sclerotic cataracts, anisocoria-iris sphincter dysfunction of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618145
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