The Board denied service connection for over-active vasovagal nerve with syncope and thyroid disorder as there is no current disability, credible evidence of in-service exposure to radiation, or a link between the conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of an over-active vasovagal nerve with syncope and insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claim that she was exposed to radiation during her service in Cuba.
- Claimed conditions
- over-active vasovagal nerve with syncope, thyroid disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144298
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