The Board has granted new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claims for heart murmur (now claimed as a heart condition) and left ankle disorder. The remaining issues of service connection, including for vertigo, bilateral knee disorder, sleep apnea, chronic athlete’s foot, radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, and adjustment disorder with depressed mood have been remanded.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence has shown the Veteran now diagnosed with current heart and left ankle disorders. The preponderance of the evidence is against finding a current vertigo or bilateral knee disorder related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Heart Murmur","claimed_condition":"heart condition"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disorder","claimed_condition":""}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181255
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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