The Board found that the Veteran's arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of a disease or injury during service and the condition preexisted service. The AVM rupture occurred two years after separation from service.
The deciding factor: The physiatrist concluded with clear and unmistakable certainty that the AVM condition preexisted entry into service and did not undergo a worsening in service to a permanent degree beyond natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- AVM
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1331507
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for AVM, blindness (secondary to AVM), and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions occurred during active duty for training.
- Remanded (sent back)
Service connection for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is granted.,Service connection for bilateral pseudophakia and arcus senilis (eye disability), including as secondary to the service-connected AVM and headaches, is denied. The issue of service connection for GERD is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) as it is a congenital defect that was not aggravated by a superimposed disease or injury during service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for strep throat, AVM, loss of use of the lower extremities as secondary to AVM, neurogenic bladder as secondary to AVM, and sexual dysfunction as secondary to AVM. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
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