The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertensive heart disease, stroke residuals, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and loss of use of the feet have been denied.,Service connection has not been established for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran’s current diagnoses to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease, stroke residuals (including thrombosis, transient ischemic attack, and cerebral infarction), chronic kidney disease, loss of use of the feet, loss of use of the hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20000813
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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