The Board has determined that the Veteran's blackouts and dizziness are not service-connected, as they are symptoms of his hypertension. The fractures to the right arm and ankle were also not incurred in or aggravated by active service. Service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a direct relationship between the Veteran's blackouts/dizziness and any service-connected disability, nor does it establish that the fractures are related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Blackouts, Dizziness (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - BPPV), Fracture of the right humerus, Residuals of a fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1402007
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