The Veteran's service connection claims for pulmonary embolism, epilepsy (claimed as seizures due to car accident), and a left hip condition are all pending. The claim for pulmonary embolism is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Epilepsy, Left Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1811913
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