The Veteran's claim of service connection for a heart disorder is allowed, and the appeal is granted to that extent only. The case is remanded for further development regarding asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a heart disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160230
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