The Board denied service connection for cerebral degeneration and atrophy as well as chronic dizziness, finding no evidence of a relationship to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking either condition to the Veteran's service or exposure to radiation or Agent Orange. The first indication of these conditions occurred many years after discharge from service and there were no in-service symptoms or diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral degeneration and atrophy, chronic dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908819
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