The Board granted service connection for early cataracts of both eyes as secondary to service-connected diabetes. The claim for an eye disorder other than cataracts was denied.
The deciding factor: Early cataracts were found to be at least as likely as not caused by the veteran's service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Early cataracts of both eyes, Toxoplasmosis lesion adjacent to MAC, left eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0635382
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