The Board denied service connection for meningioma status post resection and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as secondary service connection for cranial nerve paralysis and left leg sciatic nerve paralysis, all of which were deemed not related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the Veteran's meningioma or acquired psychiatric disorder was manifested in service or within one year following separation from service. The symptoms did not manifest until 15 years after separation and are not considered continuous since service.
- Claimed conditions
- meningioma status post resection, acquired psychiatric disorder (major depression), cranial nerve VII paralysis (nerve damage), cranial nerve IX paralysis (numbness in mouth and tongue), cranial nerve XII paralysis (numbness in mouth and tongue), left leg sciatic nerve paralysis (left leg numbness)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- A19002544
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Decisions by this judge: 1,037 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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