The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vision problems, including as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding of causation between the Veteran's vision issues and his active duty service or any related conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no causal linkage between the Veteran’s vision condition and his stroke in 2012 or his service-connected hypertension, concluding that there is no known correlation between visual field defects and residuals of a stroke or complications related to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- vision problems, presbyopia, mild nuclear cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20020112
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's eye issues, specifically presbyopia, are remanded for a VA examination to determine if they are related to his service.
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