The Board has determined that the veteran's cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is secondary to her service-connected left foot disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that there was an etiological relationship between the surgery required by the veteran's service-connected left foot disorder and the current CVA.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0218247
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the eligibility criteria for PCAFC benefits due to a lack of personal care services needs. The case is being remanded to provide an adequate medical determination and correct any pre-decisional error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and knee disorders, as well as a back disorder. The issues have been remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) and assigned a 100% rating, effective October 31, 2024. The appeal to sever the service connection from October 31, 2024, to January 22, 2025, is denied.
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