The Board has granted service connection for bilateral eye conditions, including posterior chamber intraocular lens implant, dry eyes, and vessel tortuosity, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (particularly his diabetes mellitus) aggravated his bilateral eye conditions beyond their natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral posterior chamber intraocular lens implant, bilateral dry eye syndrome, left vessel tortuosity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21027838
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is rated at a 20 percent rating, but no higher. The disability requires treatment with artificial tears and meets the criteria for a bilateral disorder of the lacrimal apparatus under Diagnostic Code 6099-6025.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome, finding that there is not a causal relationship between his current condition and his military service. The evidence does not support a nexus to in-service exposures.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate eye examination and new evidence received since the last decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral dry eye syndrome, finding that there is no medical evidence to support a link between his current condition and his active military service.
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