The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold injury are found to have aggravated his coronary artery disease, which is granted as secondary. His chronic venous insufficiency is also granted as secondary to his now service-connected coronary artery disease. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise for granting service connection for a back disability as secondary to his service-connected disabilities including coronary artery disease and chronic venous insufficiency.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of cold injury are found to have aggravated his coronary artery disease, which is granted as secondary. His chronic venous insufficiency is also granted as secondary to his now service-connected coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, chronic venous insufficiency, back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18139096
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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