The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for essential blepharospasm was not well grounded and denied it.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current condition of essential blepharospasm and his military service, nor could it be linked to any pre-existing condition. The veteran's testimony alone was insufficient to meet the burden of proof for a well-grounded claim.
- Claimed conditions
- essential blepharospasm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0015256
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