The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of CVA as secondary to hypertension has been granted, with the effective date being July 25, 2023.
The deciding factor: The new evidence received after the August 2021 denial was relevant and established a link between the Veteran's current disability (residuals of CVA) and his service-connected condition (hypertension).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24076137
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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.
What you can do next
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