The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence in favor of service connection due to competent lay and medical evidence linking the current condition to active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's competent complaints of experiencing chest pains during service and continuing cardiovascular symptomatology since his discharge were supported by a private physician's opinion diagnosing myocardial ischemia immediately following his discharge from active service, which is related to his current diagnosis of arteriosclerotic heart disease with coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disorder, arteriosclerotic heart disease with coronary artery disease, angina, history of myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1601350
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What this means for you
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