The Board denied service connection for ischemic stroke and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's disability picture does not warrant an increased rating or extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's ischemic stroke and his toxic exposure risk activities during service. For tinnitus, the maximum schedular rating was appropriate given the Veteran's symptoms were consistent with the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6260.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036172
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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