The Board has granted service connection for a right eye cataract, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's currently diagnosed right eye cataract was incurred in service. The decision also notes that an opinion should be provided regarding whether the Veteran's left eye cataract is secondarily related to his right eye cataract.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a finding of service connection for the right eye cataract, given the Veteran's in-service injury and current diagnosis. The decision also noted the need for an opinion regarding secondary service connection for the left eye cataract.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataracts, right eye cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1502832
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