The Board has granted service connection for a chronic cardiac disorder, including cardiomegaly and hypertensive heart disease. The veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Hypertensive heart disease was found to be proximately due to or the result of service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cardiac disorder (including cardiomegaly and hypertensive heart disease), benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), sensory polyneuropathy, nicotine dependence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with chronic bronchitis (secondary to nicotine dependence), Peyronie's disease, low back disorder (manifested by degenerative disc disease and sciatica, secondary to cervical spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0301983
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and headaches have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart condition, BPH, COPD, and hypertension are remanded due to the lack of evidence regarding his exposure to toxic substances during military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction were denied service connection as not related to his service or a service-connected condition, including valvular heart disease and supraventricular arrhythmia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for left shoulder disability and BPH due to a failure to obtain medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for BPH, headaches, cervical strain, left upper and right upper extremity radiculopathy have been granted. A separate 40 percent rating has been assigned for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.
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