The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart condition, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension are not service connected as secondary to his service-connected post traumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it not as likely as not that the Veteran's heart condition was caused or aggravated by his PTSD. The examiner noted multiple comorbidities and a family history of vascular disease as more probable causes.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary heart disease with ischemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1013936
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