The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented, reopening the claim for entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cerebrovascular accident, claimed as a stroke.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the November 2005 rating decision includes private treatment records from the Harris Methodist Forth Worth Hospital pertaining to the Veteran's hospitalization for a cerebrovascular accident in September 2004. This evidence relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, as it supports the possibility that VA's failure to properly treat the Veteran contributed to his cerebrovascular accident.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident, stroke
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1228094
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What this means for you
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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).
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