The Board found that the Veteran's closed head injury and loss of use of the left arm were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected psoriatic arthritis, thus denying these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected psoriatic arthritis was causally related to his fall from the ladder resulting in the injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- closed head injury, loss of use of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1203164
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for stroke, epilepsy, and closed head injury are remanded.
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