The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) as it found that there were no current neurological residuals related to the TIA and concluded that the TIA itself was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran did not have any neurological residuals of his TIA due to carotid artery occlusive disease, which is unrelated to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21024822
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