The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a nervous disorder, residuals of an eye injury, residuals of a nose injury, and dizziness (vertigo) as his claims were not well-grounded due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not find any nexus between the veteran's diagnosed conditions and his service-connected disabilities or other incidents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Nervous Disorder (diagnosed as schizophrenia and dementia), Residuals of an Eye Injury, Residuals of a Nose Injury, Dizziness (vertigo)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0014672
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