The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for vision loss was denied because the VA care did not cause his additional disability of blurred vision and vision loss, which were related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder (primarily Seroquel or Paxil). The TDIU claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's vision problems were found to be caused by his service-connected psychiatric disorders rather than VA care, thus failing the causation requirement for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22060393
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