The Board denied service connection for seizures and blackouts, finding no evidence of such conditions within one year of discharge.,Service connection was granted for a gastric ulcer, but the veteran's claim for a nasal disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking current seizure or blackout disorders to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Blackouts, Gastric Ulcer, Nasal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0126889
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