The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for brain thrombosis, left upper extremity paralysis, and left lower extremity paralysis as they are not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions considered the Veteran's medical history and provided sufficient rationale for the conclusions reached regarding service connection on a direct basis. The Board found no relationship between the claimed disabilities and service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- brain thrombosis, left upper extremity paralysis, left lower extremity paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21039950
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- Dismissed
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