The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence of a present disability manifested by symptoms including ophthalmic migraines, narcolepsy, or blackouts and no competent evidence of a present disability manifested by vision problems. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities related to the veteran's claimed conditions as incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- ophthalmic migraines, narcolepsy, blackouts, vision problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0611501
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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