Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right eye disability, diagnosed as cortical cataract and diabetes mellitus, type II with cataract, finding that the Veteran's current right eye diagnoses were caused by his service-connected DM2.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record established that the Veteran's cortical cataracts were caused by his service-connected DM2, meeting the 'but-for' causation standard as per the Court's decision in Spicer v. McDonough.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disability, diagnosed as cortical cataract, diabetes mellitus, type II with cataract
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25013711
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