The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for vertigo and pseudoseizure disorders, finding that there is no current disability or evidence of a nexus to military service.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence does not support the presence of active vertigo or pseudoseizure disorders during the appeal period, and the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish such disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo disorder, pseudoseizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21029815
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