Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral aphakia status post cataract removal, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the congenital cataracts could worsen or improve and considered them as a disease. There was no clear and unmistakable evidence showing they were not aggravated by service, leading to the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral aphakia status post cataract removal
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085760
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