The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a back disability and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities to include blood clots have been denied as there is no evidence that these conditions were caused or aggravated by VA care in October 1998.,The claim to reopen the service connection for seizure disorder (now claimed as blackouts) has also been denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran's back disability or peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities to include blood clots were caused or aggravated by VA care in October 1998, specifically a lumbar laminectomy.,The new and material evidence received since the last rating decision does not provide sufficient information to substantiate the claim for service connection for seizure disorder (now claimed as blackouts).
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities to include blood clots
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149793
What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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