DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including an enlarged cisterna magna and various symptoms. The Veteran's service treatment records did not show relevant findings or diagnoses upon entrance into service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's enlarged cisterna magna is a congenital defect that preexisted service and was not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged cisterna magna, abdominal and colon cramping, nausea, dizziness, earaches, hemoptysis, loss of coordination, loss of balance, and hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000939
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