The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for strokes, finding insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current stroke condition and active service. The decision also noted that there was no exposure to herbicide agents or ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: There is not sufficient evidence to show a nexus between the Veteran’s current stroke condition and his active service on either a presumptive or direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- strokes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19002659
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, circulation problems in the legs, and strokes as they were not related to his active military service or service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for strokes and a higher rating for his skin disability, as there was no probative evidence linking either condition to active duty service.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any stroke disability.
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