The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for cataracts of the left eye is denied. The earliest date on which it can be ascertained that an increase in disability had occurred was April 14, 2006.
The deciding factor: The RO first adjudicated the claim for service connection for cataracts of the left eye in May 2003 and assigned a 30 percent rating effective April 14, 2006. The Veteran's claim was not for an increase but for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cataracts of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1453359
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for feet calluses and cataracts of the left eye, granted an initial 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome of the left eye, and denied a 10 percent rating based on multiple non-compensable disabilities.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy of the bilateral eyes, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The issues regarding mild visual field contraction and cataracts have been remanded.
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