The Veteran's claims for a rating of 100 percent for congestive heart failure with cardiomyopathy and service connection for a heart valve disability have been granted. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's conditions were related to his service-connected congestive heart failure with cardiomyopathy, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Valve Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20074105
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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