The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cerebral vascular accident, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a relationship between the Veteran’s cerebral vascular accident and his service, including his service-connected coronary artery disease or diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cerebral vascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069973
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for the residuals of a cerebral vascular accident has been granted, but this decision does not affect any other pending claims or benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and its secondary effects. The claims are related as they all involve diabetes mellitus as a primary condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his diabetes mellitus and hip disabilities, as well as the intermediary step theory of service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder, was granted service connection. Service connection for hypertension and residuals of a cerebral vascular accident were also granted, with the latter being secondary to service-connected hypertension.
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