The Veteran's claim for service connection for cognitive deficits was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board finds that he did not have any cognitive deficits during his brief period of active duty.,The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because he did not meet the eligibility criteria based on his honorable discharge.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not experience cognitive deficits during service and has not provided evidence to support a current disability. The Board finds that there is no nexus between any current cognitive deficit and his period of active duty.,The Veteran served for seventeen days during a period of war but was discharged as unfit due to recurrent syncope (seizures). He did not meet the criteria for a medical discharge, thus he does not qualify for nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive deficits, recurrent syncope (seizures)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0930299
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