The Board has granted service connection for left ventricular hypertrophy with systolic and diastolic dysfunction, secondary to service connected hypertension, and for panic disorder, secondary to service connected heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current heart disability is caused by a combination of peripartum cardiomyopathy (non-service-connected) and service-connected hypertension. The VA physician found that the Veteran's current heart disorder was most likely due to the combination of effect of hypertension and residuals of peripartum cardiomyopathy, with no clinical indicators to determine the specific contribution of each on her current cardiac condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left ventricular hypertrophy with systolic and diastolic dysfunction, panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1334195
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining medical opinions and private treatment records, which are necessary for a proper determination of service connection for panic disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's anxiety and panic disorder are being considered, as well as her personality disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including conversion disorder with attacks or seizures, unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and panic disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service experiences.
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