The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye cataracts are as likely as not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical expert opinion provided a well-reasoned link between the Veteran's right eye cataracts and his service-connected Type II Diabetes Mellitus, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye cataracts, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1415549
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence did not support an in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.,Both the right hip disability and type 2 diabetes mellitus were found to have no onset during service or within one year of separation from service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as remanded the claims for service connection of left and right hip disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right eye retinal detachment and remanded the claims for right eye cataracts and choroidal hemangioma for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity due to potential association with in-service symptoms.
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