The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his cerebral vascular accident was related to service, and denied the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current cerebral vascular accident to his military service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611320
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What this means for you
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