The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a skull fracture and paraplegia, but has not yet decided whether these claims are granted or denied. The reopening is based on new evidence that suggests a possible link between the Veteran's seizure disorder and his fall from a tree in 1969.
The deciding factor: The submitted internet articles suggest a potential drug interaction between the Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder medication and his fall, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- paraplegia, residuals of a skull fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1310603
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What this means for you
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