The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from a seizure disorder and his personality disorder existed prior to service. The psychiatric disorder is also not related to any incident of his active military service, including motor vehicle accidents.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and treatment records did not provide sufficient evidence to establish service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0210727
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What this means for you
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