The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebellar ataxia, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his military service and could not be presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. The Board also found no medical evidence linking the seizure he experienced in service to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cerebellar ataxia is not shown to be related to his military service, including a single seizure during service, and there is no evidence of any link between his exposure to Agent Orange and his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1132152
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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