The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and arthritis due to cold weather exposure. The evidence did not establish an etiological relationship between these conditions and service, with continuity of symptomatology being considered insufficient to support a finding.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not provide a link between the Veteran's current disabilities and his active duty service or any in-service exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1550495
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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