The Board has granted service connection for residuals of meningitis, recurrent pneumonia as secondary to meningitis, neurological deficits (including Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy) as secondary to meningitis, and multiple system involvement (including the prostate) as secondary to meningitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony regarding his in-service exposure to meningitis and subsequent disabilities. The Board found this evidence sufficient to establish service connection on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of meningitis, recurrent pneumonia, neurological deficits (including Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy), multiple system involvement (including the prostate)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1454086
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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