The Veteran's claim for service connection for large vessel disease, claimed as coronary artery disease, has been reopened. The RO granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD from November 22, 2010 and denied all other claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received to reopen the claim for service connection for large vessel disease, claimed as coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- large vessel disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, bilateral kidney cysts, PTSD, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, GERD, peripheral neuropathy with sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1510531
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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