The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left eye cataract on both direct and aggravation bases, as well as his request for an increased rating. The evidence did not support a finding that the right eye disability aggravated the left eye cataract.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a permanent increase in severity of the underlying pathology of the left eye cataract due to the service-connected right eye disability, and therefore, the aggravation claim was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- cataract, left eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0725628
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