The Veteran's nuclear sclerosis was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, specifically hypertension and diabetes. The Board granted the claim for service connection for nuclear sclerosis as secondary to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 medical opinion established that the Veteran's nuclear sclerosis was at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected disabilities (hypertension and diabetes).
- Claimed conditions
- nuclear sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24073378
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,569 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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