The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) and Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS), both secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's PVD and CAS were caused by his service-connected hypertension, with positive nexus opinions outweighing negative ones.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24030490
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease, finding that it was not related to his active service or any of his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected CAD, acute myocardial infarction, CHF with CABG status PCI is granted a temporary total rating of 100% from December 23, 2023 to March 23, 2024. The remaining issues related to PVD, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability are remanded for further evaluation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) as it is related to a cold injury sustained during active duty. The decision resolves the doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to provide an adequate VA examination or obtain a medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's PVD.
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