The Board has denied service connection for a transient ischemic attack (TIA) as secondary to the service-connected left shoulder adhesive capsulitis, right shoulder status post acromioplasty, and chronic constipation. Service connection for prostate cancer is also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any cerebrovascular injury or disease during service that could be linked to the current TIA, nor did the Veteran have symptoms of prostate cancer during service. The Board found no in-service event or condition that could cause the current conditions and thus denied direct service connection. As for secondary service connection, the medical opinions were against a finding that the current TIA was caused by the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23050703
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