The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, other than cataracts, best characterized as macular degeneration with scars, is related to his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The July 2015 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's in-service exposure to ionizing radiation may have predisposed him to bilateral macular degeneration and retinal detachment leading to a macular scar, which was considered part of his service-connected cataracts for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability (macular degeneration with scars)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1645935
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What this means for you
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