The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed brain disability, including Binswanger's syndrome and transient ischemic attack, is not service-connected as it was neither incurred nor aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection to his service-connected asbestosis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the Veteran's brain disability had its onset during or was caused by his military service, including any head injury in service and exposure to asbestos. Additionally, there is no evidence showing it was aggravated by his service-connected asbestosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Binswanger's syndrome, transient ischemic attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21071891
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