The Board denied service connection for bilateral cataracts, diabetes mellitus type II, and vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and hypertensive heart disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s conditions were caused by or related to his service-connected hypertension and hypertensive heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataracts, diabetes mellitus, type II, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147247
What this means for you
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- Denied
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