The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure as secondary to his service-connected rheumatic mitral stenosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a medical opinion supporting a secondary causal relationship between the service-connected rheumatic mitral stenosis and the nonservice-connected coronary artery disease including congestive heart failure, taking into account whether the service-connected condition aggravated the non-service connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0329740
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for various disability ratings and service connection claims due to untimely filings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure, effective October 30, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a heart disability, as there was no evidence of an intent to file a claim prior to August 7, 2023, and the Nehmer provisions did not apply.
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