The Board found that the veteran's heart disease worsened due to VA's failure to properly diagnose and treat it, leading to an increase in severity. The decision grants compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: VA treatment failed to adequately diagnose and address the veteran's preexisting heart condition, resulting in its worsening over a period of time.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0124155
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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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