The Board has granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea.,However, the Board denied service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident with right side weakness as not related to service-connected sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: VA examination reports indicated that arteriosclerotic heart disease was aggravated by service-connected PTSD and thus secondary to service-connected sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Residuals of a cerebrovascular accident with right side weakness
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1139741
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