The Veteran's heart condition, including coronary artery disease (CAD), and acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder, are now granted with effective dates of February 24, 2016, for the heart condition and June 20, 2014, for the psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for service connection based on direct evidence of a current disability and in-service incurrence or aggravation of an injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183419
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right shoulder disability, a right knee disability, and headaches due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for both increased disability rating and service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension under the PACT Act, and diabetic nephropathy. The claims for a heart condition, bilateral upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy were also granted. The claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.
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