The Board granted service connection for variously diagnosed eye disabilities, claimed as glaucoma, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a finding that the Veteran's variously diagnosed eye disabilities are proximately due to his service-connected hypertension, despite an opinion from a VA examiner stating it is less likely than not that the conditions are related to hypertension. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, cystoid macular edema right eye, pseudophakia both eyes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013207
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