The Veteran's bilateral cataracts are granted as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The Board finds the evidence is approximately evenly balanced on whether the Veteran's sleep apnea, ankle disability, and restless leg syndrome are related to service or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's impaired balance (dizziness) and cerebrovascular disease do not have current evidence of a disability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral cataracts are caused by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. As reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran, service connection for bilateral cataracts, secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, on a causation basis, is granted.,The Board finds that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's sleep apnea, ankle disability, and restless leg syndrome are related to service or aggravated by service-connected disabilities. As reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran, these issues are remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Cataracts, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Bilateral Ankle Disability, Bilateral Restless Leg Syndrome, Impaired Balance (Dizziness), Cerebrovascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22050596
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