The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for black out spells, which was initially denied in 1976.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence provided did not include any information indicating that the veteran's condition was aggravated by service or related to a specific exposure basis (e.g., burn pit, Agent Orange).
- Claimed conditions
- episodic loss of consciousness, syncope
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0125091
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right hand condition (claimed as broken fingers), a left hand condition (claimed as broken fingers), and syncope to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a headache disorder and remanded the claims for syncope, tinea pedis, and nail dystrophy.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim for syncope was also granted. However, the claim for hypertensive heart disease was denied.
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