The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) due to new and material evidence submitted since the March 2004 rating decision. The Veteran's testimony at a videoconference hearing, along with VA and private treatment records, provided information about the onset and etiology of his CHF.
The deciding factor: The newly received evidence includes statements from the Veteran and his niece describing their observations of the development of CHF symptoms, as well as VA and private treatment records showing ongoing treatment for cardiovascular symptomatology. This evidence relates to previously unestablished facts that tend to substantiate the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1321283
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Congestive Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation with AICD and Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), finding that there was no evidence of direct service connection, and that the conditions were not caused or aggravated by service-connected OSA.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for congestive heart failure, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service. The Veteran's private cardiologist and VA examiner both opined against a link between his current condition and service.
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