The Board denied service connection for ischemic stroke, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions concluded that there was no evidence of an in-service occurrence or chronicity of ischemic stroke, and that ischemic stroke is not presumptively associated with herbicide agent exposure as required by the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045610
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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