Granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as residuals of a stroke, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities were not satisfactorily disassociated from credible reports of impairment attributable to service, thus they are considered incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Residuals of a stroke, variously diagnosed as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25013005
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