The Board has denied service connection for right and left eye cataracts, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and multiple sclerosis as they are not caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.,There is no evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any symptoms or diagnoses related to these conditions. The Board found that the cataracts were not caused by his diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus was less likely due to in-service noise exposure. Peripheral neuropathy and multiple sclerosis have no current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"right eye cataract","diagnosis":"bilateral pseudophakia with nuclear sclerotic cataracts bilaterally"}, {"condition_name":"left eye cataract","diagnosis":"bilateral pseudophakia with nuclear sclerotic cataracts bilaterally"}, {"condition_name":"tinnitus","diagnosis":"no current diagnosis of tinnitus found"}, {"condition_name":"peripheral neuropathy - right lower extremity","diagnosis":"no present diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity"}, {"condition_name":"peripheral neuropathy - left lower extremity","diagnosis":"no present diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in the left lower extremity"}, {"condition_name":"multiple sclerosis","diagnosis":"present diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, diagnosed in 2006"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176207
What this means for you
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