The Board has granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) and residuals of stroke, finding that these conditions are proximately caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established as the Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) and residuals of stroke were found to be at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), residuals of stroke
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22069053
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What this means for you
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