The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of transient ischemic attacks, finding that there is no competent evidence to establish a relationship between the condition and active service or any event, injury, disease, or exposure during service.
The deciding factor: VA was unable to obtain an opinion regarding transient ischemic attacks because the Veteran did not report for a scheduled examination. The evidence does not contain competent evidence to establish that it is at least as likely as not that transient ischemic attacks are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of transient ischemic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23045889
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the etiology of his transient ischemic attacks and whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
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