The Board denied the claims, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's service-connected ankle disability and his stroke or that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due solely to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran's stroke was caused by his service-connected ankle disability, or is otherwise related to his service. The Board also found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are not of sufficient severity to produce unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0900995
What this means for you
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