The Veteran's current obstructive coronary artery disease, status post stent placement, began during his active service and is considered incurred in service.
The deciding factor: Examiners for the VA and physicians at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, have specifically related the Veteran's heart disorder to his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1030578
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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.
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- Partly granted
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