The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing left eye cataract was not aggravated during service and denied his claims for service connection. The right shoulder disability claim is also denied, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service. For the lung scars, the Veteran does not experience any symptoms.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the left eye cataract was congenital and less likely than not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Cataract, Near-absolute glaucoma in the left eye (secondary to angle closer glaucoma)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1643487
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for a left eye cataract, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, is granted. However, the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome and bradycardia (secondary to hepatitis C and diabetes mellitus) is denied.,Service connection for a left eye disability other than a cataract is remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, increased rating for right knee arthritis, and compensable disability rating for left eye cataract were all denied. The decision did not address the service connection claim as it was decided on the merits.
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