The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disability was aggravated during active military service, and therefore service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The preexisting congenital heart disorder increased in severity during service, meeting the criteria for aggravation under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0503776
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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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