The Board has granted service connection for a residual disability due to heat stroke and cardiovascular disease (hypertension). The Veteran's current disabilities are found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the Veteran experienced heat stroke during service, which resulted in current heart conditions including hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- residual disability due to heat stroke, cardiovascular disease (hypertension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1756688
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and diabetes, both presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inconsistencies in the examination reports and missing service treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a residual disability due to heat stroke and cardiovascular disease, to include hypertension are being remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and further development is required before a decision can be made on the issues of service connection for heat stroke and cardiovascular disease.
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