The Veteran's bilateral nuclear sclerotic cataracts have not been linked to his service-connected hypertension, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for service connection on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of an in-service event or disease that caused the Veteran's cataracts, and concluded that the condition is less likely due to or aggravated by his hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral nuclear sclerotic cataracts
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1744715
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