The Board denied service connection for residuals from a stroke, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to her active duty service or diabetes mellitus type 1.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s ischemic stroke was likely related to a congenital arterial condition which did not manifest during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals from a stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131611
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