The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for an eye disorder and loss of teeth, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran's bilateral cataracts are found to be at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected Crohn's disease. His tooth loss is found to have resulted from decay rather than a weakening of the jaw bone.
The deciding factor: The July 2009 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's cataracts were at least as likely as not aggravated by the Prednisone used for his service-connected Crohn's disease. The private medical opinion found that the Veteran's loss of teeth was due to decay and not a weakening of the jaw bone.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver condition, Eye disorder, Loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1420300
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What this means for you
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