The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accidents and eligibility for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance and housebound status, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship between his current conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's cerebrovascular accidents, PNP, and lupus anticoagulant with thrombocytopenia were not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular Accidents, Anemia (PNP), Lupus Anticoagulant with Thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0926073
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