The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiac enlargement, including left atrial enlargement, was incurred during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had cardiac enlargement documented in service records, which constituted a chronic disease incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac enlargement, left atrial enlargement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0433885
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death. Further development is needed.
- Denied
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