The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied. The effective date of service connection for ischemic heart disease is granted as June 1, 2006.,An initial rating of 60% for ischemic heart disease before February 22, 2013, and a higher rating than 60% after that date was denied. The Veteran's depressive disorder received an initial grant of 70%, with the possibility of higher ratings from January 4, 2018 onwards.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the granting of service connection for ischemic heart disease and depressive disorder based on their established relationship to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"diabetes mellitus","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"ischemic heart disease","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"depressive disorder","status":"granted"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145111
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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