The Board has granted service connection for heart disease as secondary to PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether PTSD aggravated the Veteran's heart condition.,Service connection for uterine fibroids was denied due to lack of a causal link between the conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical literature supports a relationship between PTSD and heart disease, and that this could have contributed to or aggravated the Veteran's heart condition. However, other risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and family history were also considered.,For gynecological conditions, including uterine fibroids, the Board determined there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disease, Uterine Fibroids
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21027651
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