The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his bilateral eye disability, including primary open angle glaucoma, nuclear sclerotic cataract, and peripheral corneal degeneration. The medical opinion provided by the examiner found that these conditions are less likely than not related to any in-service event, injury, or illness.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any eye injuries or illnesses during his active duty, and there is no evidence linking his current bilateral eye disability to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral primary open angle glaucoma, nuclear sclerotic cataract, peripheral corneal degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065735
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities are directly related to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for his service-connected bilateral primary open angle glaucoma is remanded due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records.
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