The Veteran's vertigo and neuritis of the trigeminal nerve are granted service connection, with the Board finding in favor of the Veteran based on his lay statements and medical opinions.,Service connection for visual memory loss is denied as it is not separate from the already service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the vertigo and neuritis of the trigeminal nerve are related to mefloquine exposure during service, with the Board giving the Veteran the benefit of doubt in favor of these claims.,There is no separate diagnosis of visual memory loss found in the medical records. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders (anxiety and depressive) are rated together under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo, Neuritis of the Trigeminal Nerve (claimed as a left eye and left facial movement disorder), Visual Memory Loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077153
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