The Board has granted service connection for a right eye corneal scar, finding that the Veteran's current condition is of service origin. However, it denied service connection for cataracts and presbyopia, concluding they are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records showed no evidence of cataracts or presbyopia during service, and VA examinations found these conditions were age-related with no evidence of traumatic changes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Corneal Scar, Cataracts (bilateral), Refractive Error/Presbyopia (bilateral)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1221232
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right eye corneal scar, effective from when his claim was filed.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher initial compensable disability rating for the Veteran's right eye corneal scar, finding that his condition did not meet criteria for such a rating based on visual impairment or incapacitating episodes.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right eye disorders, including a corneal scar, traumatic cataract, and traumatic glaucoma, were not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right eye disability, characterized as corneal scar with aphakia, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 30 percent.
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