The veteran's cerebral ataxia is being reviewed for service connection, with a request for additional evidence and an examination. The claims of service connection for headaches and nosebleeds are currently denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish service connection for his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral ataxia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0725768
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What this means for you
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