The Veteran's pulmonary hypertension is due to service-connected asbestosis, but his arteriosclerotic heart disease is not related to the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's pulmonary hypertension was caused by his service-connected asbestosis. However, there was no competent medical evidence linking his arteriosclerotic heart disease to his service-connected asbestosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906785
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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