The Board found that the appellant's November 2000 Substantive Appeal was timely filed, addressing both his heart disability service connection issue and the denial of a compensable evaluation for residuals of left pneumothorax with ventilatory insufficiency. The appeal is granted on these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant's November 2000 Substantive Appeal was timely filed, addressing both his heart disability service connection issue and the denial of a compensable evaluation for residuals of left pneumothorax with ventilatory insufficiency.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, left pneumothorax with ventilatory insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0331547
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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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