The Board granted an effective date of November 23, 2021 for the award of service connection for occlusion of right carotid artery with resulting loss of right eye vision and SMC based on housebound status. The TDIU and DEA claims were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was granted due to direct evidence linking his stroke to in-service herbicide exposure, but the TDIU and DEA claims were denied as he did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date prior to November 23, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- occlusion of right carotid artery with resulting loss of right eye vision, stroke, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095033
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran meets the basic medical eligibility criteria for PCAFC benefits due to his need for personal care services based on symptoms or residuals of neurological or other impairment or injury. However, further clinical evaluation is needed to determine if participation in the program is in the Veteran's best interest.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 for loss of teeth, and the appeal is dismissed.
- Denied
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