The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of meningitis, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in their decision.
The deciding factor: The Board correctly applied the laws and regulations at the time to the facts as they were known, denying the claim on its merits.
- Claimed conditions
- meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0003970
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