The Veteran's heart disorder, including non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, heart valve replacement, and ascending aortic aneurysm, is granted as secondary to his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's heart disorder is proximately due to chemotherapy for his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, heart valve replacement, ascending aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21064717
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