The Board found that the transient ischemic attack was not caused by VA treatment, including an epidural injection in the lower back. The veteran's TIA is denied under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find a causal relationship between the epidural injections and the transient ischemic attack (TIA).
- Claimed conditions
- Transient Ischemic Attack, Postoperative Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501153
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