The Board found that the Veteran's cataracts were not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claims for right eye cataract, left eye cataract, and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: There was no increase in the Veteran's bilateral cataracts during service, such that the presumption of aggravation did not attach. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that there was an increase or worsening of the bilateral cataracts associated with service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Cataract, Left Eye Cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1449419
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's left eye CRVO, effective from the date of the July 2024 decision on appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right eye cataract results in impaired visual acuity to no worse than 20/40 corrected distance bilaterally, without other significant symptoms. The disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right eye disability is rated at 50% effective from September 17, 2019. The issue of entitlement to a higher rating prior to this date remains pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as left eye cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development due to the need to obtain additional medical opinions.
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