The Board granted service connection for heart disease based on medical evidence indicating that pre-existing heart disease was aggravated during ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The veteran's heart problems were found to be pre-existing but were aggravated by his training period, according to the independent medical expert opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0812316
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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