The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disease and degenerative changes of the cervical spine are secondary to his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis. The claim for an increased rating for pulmonary tuberculosis is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a connection between the veteran's current heart disorders and his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis, as well as a link between his degenerative changes of the cervical spine and his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disease, Degenerative changes of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0024021
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to active duty, ADT, or IDT.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for heart disease was dismissed, and the claims for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and COPD were denied. The claim for chronic hip pain was remanded.
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