The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), was related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or cancer malignancy. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The March 2018 VA opinion by Dr. T.W.E., the Veteran's treating physician, supported a nexus between the Veteran's stroke and his service-connected conditions, including diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular disease (stroke), diabetes mellitus, Type II, bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy involving sciatic nerve and femoral nerve, prostatectomy residuals of urinary frequency, posttraumatic stress disorder, bilateral glaucoma, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23026287
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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