The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and its related symptoms, are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any in-service exposure. The claims for seizure disorder, sleep disorder (including sleep apnea), loss of balance and hand/eye coordination, mood disorder, and amnestic disorder have also been denied as they are not found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service or any in-service exposure. The Board finds that the current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection under the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Seizure Disorder, Sleep Disorder (including Sleep Apnea), Loss of Balance and Loss of Hand and Eye Coordination Including Fine Finger Movements, Mood Disorder (claimed as Personality Change), Amnestic Disorder (claimed as Short-Term Memory Loss)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1327330
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