The Veteran's service-connected cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and its residuals have been granted. The Veteran's lumbar disc disease, left shoulder disability, left leg patellofemoral syndrome, and leg length discrepancy / shortening of the left leg are also found to be related to his service-connected cerebrovascular accident.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran’s cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and its residuals with his service-connected conditions, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident (stroke), lumbar disc disease, limited range of motion of the left shoulder / chronic left rotator cuff impingement, left leg patellofemoral syndrome, leg length discrepancy / shortening of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184892
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, lumbar disc disease, and cervical spine disability based on evidence supporting an in-service onset of symptoms that have continued to the present.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for lumbar disc disease due to inadequate medical examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a stroke, difficulty swallowing, vision disability, bilateral foot drop, memory loss, mental confusion, severe headaches, dizziness, slurred speech, and non-toxic thyroid enlargement as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and associated radiculopathy, but denied service connection for residuals of heat stroke, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), and vision disorder.
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