Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's cerebrovascular disorder as secondary to his service-connected COPD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise and resolved doubt in favor of the veteran, concluding that the cerebrovascular disorder was due to the service-connected COPD.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular disorder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000453
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