The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign essential blepharospasm, finding that there was not enough evidence to support a link between the condition and in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s benign essential blepharospasm is less likely than not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- benign essential blepharospasm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179106
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for benign essential blepharospasm as due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding that the evidence supports a link between the condition and Agent Orange exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's motion to vacate the denial of service connection for benign essential blepharospasm was granted due to a lack of due process.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eye disability, specifically benign essential blepharospasm. The case is sent back for another examination by a neurologist.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current benign essential blepharospasm is not shown to be etiologically related to service, including as due to herbicide agents. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
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