The Veteran's occlusion and stenosis of the carotid artery without cerebral infarction, claimed as blockage in main artery going to brain, is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The Veteran's CAD is denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA examination found the occlusion and stenosis of the carotid artery was related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and hypertension, meeting the secondary service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- occlusion and stenosis of the carotid artery, coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001829
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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