The Board denied service connection for narcolepsy and dizziness as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: There was no clear medical evidence showing that the Veteran’s narcolepsy or dizziness were caused by his service-connected conditions, including PTSD and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142212
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What this means for you
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