The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of myasthenia gravis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service. The VA examiner concluded that the currently diagnosed ocular myasthenia is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no history suggestive of ocular myasthenia during service and noted that any symptoms were attributed to other conditions like anemia or thyroid disease.
- Claimed conditions
- myasthenia gravis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0313932
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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