The Veteran's residuals of a cerebrovascular accident are not service-connected, as they were not caused by any incident of service, including Agent Orange exposure, and were not caused by or permanently worsened by his service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The examiner determined that the Veteran's hypertension was most likely the cause of his cerebrovascular accident, which is a leading cause of strokes. The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or aggravate the residuals of a cerebrovascular accident.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1445943
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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