The Board denied service connection for Arnold-Chiari Malformation, finding no evidence of its onset during military service or a motor vehicle accident that occurred in service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the claimed disability and appellant's military service or event/occurrence therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500309
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