The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiac disorder is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: Stress from the veteran's PTSD may have contributed to or exacerbated his pre-existing cardiac disorder, including coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0613308
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cerebrovascular disorder and an organic brain disorder, but denied service connection for a cardiac disorder. The cause of the Veteran's death was also found to be related to his service.
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