Denied
The Board denied service connection for glaucoma as secondary to a service-connected disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's diabetes and his glaucoma.
The deciding factor: The June 2022 VA examiner's opinion found it less likely than not that the Veteran's glaucoma is secondary or proximately due to his service-connected diabetes, as the Veteran has angle-closure glaucoma, which is not typically associated with diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094480
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