The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or aggravate his right eye disability, including cataracts. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of human cataract formation from Seroquel and opined that it is less likely as not that any right eye condition, to include cataracts, was proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability, Cataracts
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1824095
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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