The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke as secondary to his service-connected hypertension, finding no evidence of current residuals of a stroke.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran currently has any residuals from a stroke. The July 2003 VA examination report specifically noted that there were no current residuals of a stroke despite a history of one in 1992.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0900883
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.
What you can do next
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