The Board denied service connection for blackout spells, dizziness, and memory loss as residuals of a head injury incurred in service. The evidence did not establish current disabilities related to the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing current diagnoses or etiologies for blackout spells, dizziness, or memory loss as residuals of a head injury sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- blackout spells, dizziness, memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1016540
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What this means for you
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