The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease as secondary to Type 2 diabetes mellitus, based on new evidence indicating that the Veteran's coronary artery disease may have been aggravated by his diabetes.
The deciding factor: A private cardiologist provided an opinion suggesting that the Veteran's coronary artery disease was likely aggravated by his diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0916375
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