The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for heart disability and CFS. The Veteran's current diagnoses, including non-obstructive coronary artery disease and supraventricular arrhythmia, raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted medical evidence indicates additional cardiac diagnoses not previously considered in prior adjudication, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the underlying claim for service connection for heart disability. The Veteran's current CFS diagnosis also raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disability (including non-obstructive coronary artery disease and supraventricular arrhythmia), CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1718257
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What this means for you
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