The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The lung disorder and neurologic disorders in both upper extremities are not related to Agent Orange exposure, but the Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt for his ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: Affording the Veteran the benefit of the doubt, his hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The lung disorder and neurologic disorders in both upper extremities are not related to Agent Orange exposure, but the Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt for his ischemic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, lung disorder, neurologic disorder in right upper extremity, neurologic disorder in left upper extremity, ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1305713
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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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