The Board found that the veteran's right eye cataract was not related to his service-connected diabetes or hypertension, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's status postoperative cataract of the right eye to service, including his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus or hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0627151
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's right eye impairment, including cataract and diabetic retinopathy, is rated at 30 percent from November 23, 2015. The rating was granted as the condition improved after surgery in January 2015.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right eye retinitis with cataract and no light perception does not warrant a disability rating higher than 40 percent.
- Granted
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