The Board denied service connection for residuals of a CVA as secondary to service-connected residuals of a skull fracture, and also denied increased rating and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not support reopening the claim for service connection due to lack of materiality.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0029667
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder contributed to his death from a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA). The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is therefore granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for CVA and remanded the claims for increased initial ratings for speech changes and ED associated with CVA due to insufficient medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as of October 4, 2020. His TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of that day.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) has rendered him housebound and in need of aid and attendance, but the VA examiners did not differentiate between service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities. The case is remanded for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for SMC based on his service-connected disabilities alone.
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