The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether dysautonomia began during active service, and grants service connection for dysautonomia.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current dysautonomia initially manifested during his active duty service, resolving all doubt in the veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- dysautonomia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0902729
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