The Board has denied service connection for bilateral carotid artery stenosis on a direct basis, but has remanded the issue of whether it is secondary to service-connected ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's carotid artery stenosis was less likely than not related to service and exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carotid artery stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20022481
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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