The Veteran's heart disability is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,There is no evidence of fibromyalgia during the pendency of the claim. The claim for service connection for fibromyalgia is denied.,An initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic diarrhea is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, warranting secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, fibromyalgia, diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148435
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.
What you can do next
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