The Board found that the Veteran's current syncopal episode was not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the etiology of the appellant's syncope could not be determined, and there was no objective evidence supporting a cardiac etiology. The VHA specialist also found it unclear whether the Veteran's syncopal episodes were related to service in any way.
- Claimed conditions
- vasovagal syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1414864
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