The Board found that the veteran's reported symptoms of headaches, fatigue, joint pain, and vision disturbances have been attributed by medical evidence to a known clinical diagnosis of CNS vasculitis with a left occipital infarct and complications. The Board concluded that service connection for these conditions was not warranted as they were not incurred in or aggravated during active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reported symptoms did not occur in service, nor within one year after separation from service, and the medical evidence did not establish a nexus between his current diagnoses and service.
- Claimed conditions
- CNS vasculitis, left occipital infarct, complications
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0117430
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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