The Board found that the veteran does not have toxic encephalopathy or any other neurological disability associated with in-service exposure to toxins, solvents, and/or vaccinations. Therefore, service connection for toxic encephalopathy is denied.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence did not establish a current diagnosis of toxic encephalopathy or any other neurological disorder related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- toxic encephalopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0823055
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, sepsis and acute myeloid leukemia with toxic encephalopathy, was not caused by or related to his military service. The Board found that the available evidence did not show a nexus between the Veteran's exposure to toxins or herbicides and his death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurologic condition, including toxic encephalopathy, due to exposure to electromagnetic fields and radio frequencies, asbestos, or vaccines received in service. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about her alleged exposure to these factors during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence on whether the Veteran's current neurological disability is related to in-service exposure to toxins. The claim will be further developed and adjudicated.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's toxic encephalopathy, bilateral peripheral vestibular loss, toxicant-induced loss of tolerance, sensorimotor and peripheral neuropathy, right frontal hypoperfusion, cognitive disability, dyssomnia, toxin-induced sleep disorder, and immune system injury were all incurred during her active duty service.
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