The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure. His right eye cataracts and residuals of left eye cataracts are granted as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The Board finds no evidence that the bilateral senile arcus, left eye epiretinal membrane, or drusen of the left retina are related to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA examiner found no causal relationship between the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and his hypertension. The March 2020 VA examiners provided opinions that bilateral senile arcus, left eye epiretinal membrane, and drusen of the left retina are not related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Right eye cataract and residuals of left eye cataract (pseudophakia), Bilateral senile arcus, Left eye epiretinal membrane, Drusen of the left retina
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22062082
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