The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims for Organic Anxiety Disorder and Seizure Disorder, both claimed as secondary to a Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus vaccine administered in service. The claims were denied because there is no medical evidence showing that these conditions are related to the vaccine.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that while the veteran experienced adverse reactions to the vaccine, including fever and headache, there was no documented case of encephalitis or seizures resulting from the vaccine administration during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic Anxiety Disorder, Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211120
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What this means for you
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