Psychogenic Blindness: Ovg Checks Entitlement to Support
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Reading time 2 minutesBlindengeld can only be used in the event of a disturbance of the visual system or a brain damage affecting vision. If only psychological causes are attributed to visual disturbances, there is no claim under the state blind law, the Oberverwaltungsgericht (OVG) Nordrhein-Westfalen in Münster (Az.: 12 A 1170/23) ruled on Friday, 27 February 2026. What was negotiated? In the concrete case, a woman resident in the district of …
Written by:dpa Must a lack of vision be recognised as a disability due to a mental disorder? The Nordrhein-Westfälische Oberverwaltungsgericht is dealing with this question today (12.30 a.m.). The plaintiff from the district of Steinfurt asserts for herself that she sees nothing because of a psychological problem – that is to say suffers from the so-called psychogenic blindness. She demands financial support from the Landschaftsverband Westfalen…
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