The Board has determined that the Veteran's current CAD, myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus (DM). As a result, the claim for these conditions is granted.
The deciding factor: The August 2017 VA examination report indicated that the etiology of the Veteran's CAD was hyperlipidemia and DM. The myocardial infarction was attributed to the coronary artery disease, which in turn was linked to DM.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005285
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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