The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eyesight disability other than dry eye syndrome, including nuclear cataract, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current eye disabilities and active service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no link between the Veteran's current eye disabilities and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- nuclear cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000554
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