The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a disability manifested by chest wall pain, to include a heart disability, is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received and the claim may be reopened.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence shows diagnoses of coronary artery disease, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and congestive heart failure, which are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Ischemic cardiomyopathy, Congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105192
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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