The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disease, including CHF, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and left common carotid artery stenosis may be induced by exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim is granted.
The deciding factor: Radiation therapy exposure during service is presumed to have caused the veteran's cardiovascular disease due to its association with increased incidence of coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy in such patients.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Cardiomyopathy, Valvular heart disease, Pulmonary hypertension, Left common carotid artery stenosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0016616
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