The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of viral meningitis is denied as there are no current residuals attributable to his in-service diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran recovered from viral meningitis without residual conditions, including blackouts and syncope, which were not related to the meningitis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of viral meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20054328
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shin splints and finds that the Veteran's current bilateral shin splints are related to her military service. The issue of residuals of viral meningitis is remanded as the Veteran failed to report for a VA examination scheduled in October 2010, and further development is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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