The Board has determined that the veteran's additional neurological disability, due to a February 2001 TIA, is not related to his accidental use of ergotamine or the resulting MI in early February 2001. Therefore, VA compensation benefits for this condition are denied.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions do not establish a causal relationship between the TIA and the veteran's accidental use of ergotamine or the ergotamine-induced MI of February 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability, TIA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0608638
What this means for you
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