Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left thalamic and brain stem strokes, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are fully contemplated by his assigned ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be adequately covered by his existing ratings, thus denying a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left thalamic and brain stem strokes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25013933
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