The Veteran's hypertension and vision disorders are not found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,Both the VA examiner and the supplemental DBQ opinion concluded that the Veteran's hypertension was less likely than not caused by or related to his diabetes, and that any vision problems were not caused by or related to his diabetes.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided did not find a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and either his hypertension or vision disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), vision disorders including primary open angle glaucoma and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1447836
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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