The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin condition, thrombocutaneous disorder (claimed as bone marrow or blood condition), heart disease, hypertension, memory loss, and increased evaluation for grand mal seizure disorder. The claims were not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran had at least one major seizure in the last 2 years or in any recent 2-year period, which is required for a rating of more than 10 percent for his service-connected grand mal seizure disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, thrombocytosis, heart disease, hypertension, memory loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0102902
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