The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of left hemiparesis. The issues of service connection for residuals of September 1995 cerebrovascular accident, thoracic spine disability, and right hemiparesis are pending as they require additional medical opinions or examinations.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the veteran's claim of current left hemiparesis. For the other issues, further examination or opinion is needed to determine if there is a relationship between service-connected conditions and the disabilities in question.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Hemiparesis","status":"Not claimed or diagnosed"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of September 1995 Cerebrovascular Accident","status":"Secondary to service-connected cervical spine disability"}, {"condition_name":"Thoracic Spine Disability","status":"Primary (not secondary)"}, {"condition_name":"Depression","status":"Secondary to service-connected cervical spine disability"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600642
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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