The Board finds that it is more likely than not that the veteran's current cerebellar ataxia had its onset in service, and grants service connection for this disorder.
The deciding factor: All of the medical evidence of record indicates an onset time frame concurrent with the veteran's active duty service, including private medical opinions and a VA examiner's finding of no etiological link between the current disorder and DEET exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebellar ataxia, degeneration of the cerebellum, loss of motor function
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0626150
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate rating for weakness in the left and right lower extremities due to cerebellar ataxia, an initial rating of 60 percent for cerebellar ataxia under Diagnostic Code 6205, and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective March 9, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cerebellar ataxia, kidney stones, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the Veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred during his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebellar ataxia to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining private treatment records and SSA disability benefit records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's cerebellar ataxia due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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