The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated during active duty and therefore denied her claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current complaints to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Injury with Memory Loss and Depression, Ear Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0912025
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an ear condition, finding that his current diagnosis of vestibular neuritis is related to a head injury sustained in service.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election, while the other issues were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's ear condition is related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions from previous VA examiners and a need for new medical examination.
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