The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation effective November 9, 2002, based on the veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise with respect to whether or not an increase in the veteran's service-connected disabilities occurred on February 5, 1998, which caused him to be unable to obtain and retain employment. The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- status post myocardial infarction with hypertension, incomplete occlusion of the left carotid artery with weakness of the right upper extremity, weakness of the right lower extremity, hypertension with hypertensive retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0216239
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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