The Board found that the Veteran's PTC was not caused or aggravated by medication taken for her service-connected psychiatric disorder and is not otherwise related to service or a service-connected disease or injury. The foot disability was also determined to be unrelated to service, and the eye disability was not caused or aggravated by medication taken for service-connected psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examination opinion concluded that the PTC was less likely than not incurred in or caused by service, and was not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, including lithium use. The foot disability was also found unrelated to service, and the eye disability was not caused or aggravated by medication taken for service-connected psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudo-tumor cerebri (PTC), foot disability, eye disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1514064
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