The Veteran's heart disorder, specifically an old myocardial infarction, is presumed to be related to service due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The July 2009 VA examiner found that the Veteran's hypertension was not caused by his diabetes mellitus disability due to its antedating of the diabetes. The examiner also opined that the erectile dysfunction was not related to diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder (Old Myocardial Infarction), Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1108669
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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