The Board denied service connection for right and left eye cataracts as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s bilateral cataracts were less likely than not incurred in or caused by an injury, event, or illness in service due to lack of mention and treatment for cataracts during his service period from 1977 to 1980.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye cataracts, left eye cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20029857
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