The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The Board also notes that the Veteran's bronchial asthma is currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current hypertensive cardiovascular disease to his military service or any other condition, and the VA examiner opined against a link between the Veteran's bronchial asthma and his hypertension. The claim for an increased evaluation for bronchial asthma will be addressed in a separate remand.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0947722
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to VA DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a need for further evaluation regarding the relationship between any identified pulmonary/respiratory disability, including bronchial asthma, and active service.
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