The Board finds that the Veteran's strokes and related conditions are not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. The evidence does not support a finding that her strokes were caused by overmedication or neglect.
The deciding factor: The June 2014 VA examiner concluded that it is less likely as not that the Veteran's strokes and stroke residuals were caused by VA medical care, citing uncontrolled high blood pressure and noncompliance with medication as factors contributing to her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Strokes, Blindness, right eye (secondary to stroke), Acquired psychiatric disorder (secondary to stroke)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1544522
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