The Board granted service connection for heart disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a possible causal connection between the Veteran's hypertension and his current heart disease diagnoses, including left ventricular hypertrophy, leading to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, first-degree atrioventricular block, left ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070215
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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