The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed residuals of a cerebral vascular accident and migraine headaches are not service-connected as they were not present in service or within one year thereafter, and there is no evidence linking them to his active duty.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any clinical findings or diagnoses related to these conditions during service or for many years after service. The veteran's reported history of continuous symptomatology since service is not supported by the contemporaneous medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Residuals of cerebral vascular accident","diagnosis_codes":[]}, {"condition_name":"Migraine headaches","diagnosis_codes":[]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0609752
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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