The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected poliomyelitis contributed to his death from atherosclerotic heart disease, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The VA physician initially concluded that the veteran's poliomyelitis did not contribute to his death. However, subsequent medical opinions supported the appellant's claim, including Dr. West's observation that the veteran's polio had put stress on his cardiovascular system and contributed to his cardiac decompensation.
- Claimed conditions
- poliomyelitis, atherosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0120721
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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.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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