The Board has granted service connection for hydrocephalus, finding that it is a qualifying chronic disability of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness and thus meets the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 U.S.C. § 1117.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's normal pressure hydrocephalus was found to be a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- hydrocephalus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2018
- Citation
- 1810304
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hydrocephalus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his active-duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and a failure to obtain an adequate examination or medical opinion. The Veteran is required to be provided with new VA examinations and medical opinions that address the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including their relationship to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hydrocephalus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease, finding that the hydrocephalus was aggravated by the Parkinson's.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for hydrocephalus and TDIU, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's hydrocephalus and his in-service chemical exposure or any service-connected disability.
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