The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including an aortic aneurysm and associated scars, were granted effective July 7, 2016. The claims for these conditions were reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided new medical evidence that supported reopening of his previously denied service connection claims for his aortic aneurysm and related scars.
- Claimed conditions
- Aortic Aneurysm, Residuals of Aortic Aneurysm (Scar), Scar of the Left Lower Neck from Aneurysm Surgery, Linear Scars of Anterior Trunk (Midline, Right Upper Chest, and Left Upper Chest), Nonlinear Scars of Anterior Trunk/Epigastric Area from Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19135936
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,104 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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