The Veteran's stroke residuals are not deemed to be due to VA care, resulting in additional disability. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.
The deciding factor: VA medical records indicate that the Veteran had a cerebrovascular accident prior to his admission at Rex Hospital Emergency Department on June 23, 2004 and was discharged from Durham VAMC without significant symptoms noted.
- Claimed conditions
- Stroke Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0948932
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disease, stroke residuals, diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy were all denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War, or any other specific environment was not considered in this decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and MDD, contributed to his suicide, granting service connection for the cause of death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) has been increased to 60 percent, effective from the date of the decision.,Service connection for stroke residuals secondary to CAD has also been granted. The Board found that there is at least an equipoise in the evidence regarding whether CAD caused the Veteran's strokes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to concerns about the competency of the VA examiner.
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