The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left carotid stenosis, acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and traumatic brain injury due to lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his in-service activities. The stressor event claimed by the Veteran for PTSD was not corroborated, and there is no evidence of an in-service freefall injury that would support the diagnosis of left carotid stenosis or traumatic brain injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left carotid stenosis, right hemiparesis, speech impairment and memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1500727
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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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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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