The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, finding that her pre-existing condition did not increase in severity during active duty. The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no clear and unmistakable evidence of a preexisting condition and concluded the Veteran's epilepsy did not worsen during service.
- Claimed conditions
- juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1529995
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