The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 30, 2003 for service connection of CVA residuals. The veteran was granted a 40% rating for hypertension, but his claim for an earlier effective date remains denied.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not support the veteran's contention that he suffered a stroke in December 2002 and that this should have been considered as the date of service connection. The Board found that the CVA was not present during the December 2002 hospitalization, which is when the claim for service connection arose.
- Claimed conditions
- CVA (Stroke)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2007
- Citation
- 0727014
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What this means for you
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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).
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