The Board has determined that the Appellant's residuals of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, including brain trauma resulting in a seizure disorder and brain tumor (postoperative right petrous hyperostotic meningioma), are service-connected. The panic attacks and visual disability secondary to these conditions have also been granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the Appellant's current health issues are related to his active duty service, specifically Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever which resulted in a brain tumor and seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Seizure Disorder (postoperative right petrous hyperostotic meningioma), Panic Attacks, Visual Disability (light sensitivity and loss of sight of the right eye)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1819202
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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