The Board denied the veteran's claims for secondary service connection for cardiovascular disease and cerebral vascular accident, finding that there is no competent medical evidence of residuals of stroke or a lacunar infarct. The Board also found that the greater weight of the competent medical evidence of record is against finding that the veteran has cardiovascular disease which is related to service-connected psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to support the veteran's claims for secondary service connection, as there is no competent medical evidence of residuals of stroke or a lacunar infarct. The Board also found that the greater weight of the competent medical evidence does not support finding that the cardiovascular disease is related to the service-connected psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), Cardiovascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0829390
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