Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts, melanoma, and bilateral knee arthritis based on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during his service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's claimed disabilities were related to his exposure to ionizing radiation in service. The reasonable doubt created by this balance must be resolved in favor of the appellant, warranting service connection for all three conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataracts, melanoma, bilateral knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25012647
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