The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The effective date is set at July 28, 2014, which was when the Veteran filed his claim.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by private physicians established a clear link between the Veteran’s service-connected PTSD and the development of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144532
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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.
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
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