The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebellar ataxia, concluding that it is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's cerebellar ataxia was unrelated to his military service and instead likely due to alcohol-induced or primary cerebellar degeneration.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebellar ataxia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1020952
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate rating for weakness in the left and right lower extremities due to cerebellar ataxia, an initial rating of 60 percent for cerebellar ataxia under Diagnostic Code 6205, and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective March 9, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cerebellar ataxia, kidney stones, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the Veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred during his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebellar ataxia to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining private treatment records and SSA disability benefit records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's cerebellar ataxia due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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