The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye cataract is proximately due to or the result of Thorazine medication used for his service-connected psychosis not otherwise specified, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's left eye cataract is related to Thorazine taken for his service connected psychosis not otherwise specified.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Cataract, Psychosis not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1333622
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What this means for you
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