The Board granted service connection for a heart condition as secondary to the Veteran's left pneumonectomy with thoracotomy and dismissed the appeal seeking service connection for a rib fracture.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a July 2020 medical opinion that it was as likely as not that the Veteran’s heart condition was secondary to his service-connected left pneumonectomy with thoracotomy, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, rib fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064228
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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