The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition secondary to his service-connected larynx cancer (due to radiation treatments) has been reopened and granted.,Service connection for bradycardia status post permanent pacemaker (PPM), as secondary to treatment for service-connected total laryngectomy, is also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented since the July 2011 rating decision supports a finding that the Veteran's heart condition and bradycardia are related to his service-connected larynx cancer (due to radiation treatments).,Medical opinions from treating physicians support the conclusion that the Veteran's bradycardia is caused by the radiation therapy he received for his service-connected laryngeal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition, Bradycardia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036783
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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