The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for paresthesia and weakness of the right hand and forearm as secondary to his service-connected status post coronary artery bypass graft is well-grounded. The RO should conduct further development, including scheduling a VA examination, before deciding the case.
The deciding factor: The veteran presented evidence suggesting current disability attributable to a service-connected condition (status post coronary artery bypass graft with hypertension), meeting the requirements for a well-grounded claim of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- paresthesia, weakness of the right hand and forearm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0025744
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