The Veteran's claim for service connection for seizures and residuals of a stroke has been reopened, but the Board is unable to grant service connection at this time.,Service connection for abdominal aorta aneurysm (claimed as heart problems) cannot be granted based on the May 2016 letter of Dr. C. M., because the doctor did not link the Veteran’s aneurysm to service, including Agent Orange exposure.,The Board is unable to grant service connection for bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy at this time due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The criteria to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for seizures and residuals of a stroke have been met. However, the Veteran's abdominal aorta aneurysm cannot be granted based on the May 2016 letter of Dr. C. M., as it did not link the condition to service or Agent Orange exposure.,The Board is unable to grant service connection for bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy at this time due to insufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Residuals of a stroke, Abdominal aorta aneurysm (claimed as heart problems), Bilateral upper peripheral neuropathy, Bilateral lower peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140795
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