The veteran's aneurysm is granted service connection as it is proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence for and against the claim was equally balanced, but resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran, his claim for service connection for an aneurysm is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0813551
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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