The Board found that the appellant's cardiovascular disability resulting from VA medical treatment in 1995 was caused by VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat his pre-existing heart disease, warranting benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: VA failed to timely diagnose and treat the appellant's underlying heart disease, resulting in a myocardial infarction that could have been avoided with proper treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular disability, Heart attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0213553
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