The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for blackout spells, right arm numbness, and recurrent nose bleeds were not well-grounded due to lack of credible evidence supporting these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not provide sufficient evidence to substantiate the veteran's claims of service connection for his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- blackout spells, right arm numbness, recurrent nose bleeds
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0021290
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, back disability, and various musculoskeletal issues, but remanded the claims for shin splints and a penile condition for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for blackout spells and hypertension due to a duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of right arm numbness as secondary to a service-connected disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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