Richard Gambill served in the US army during the late 60’s and early 70’s, and during that time, he had been dealt with a head injury that caused lacerations. When Gambill left the army, a separation examination was performed to which the results came out as normal. However in 1994 and 1995, Gambill was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts. His physician told Gambill that there may be a correlation to his head trauma that he endured during his time of service, which may have led to his bilateral cataracts. Gambill filed for disability benefits at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), but was denied the claim. Gambill appealed to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, but ruled that there was not enough evidence to correlate the appellant’s past