Granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, to include hypertensive heart disease with stable angina and a brain condition, to include microvascular ischemic disease, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA opinions found that the Veteran's hypertension contributed to the development of his heart and brain conditions, meeting the 'but-for' causation standard for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, to include hypertensive heart disease with stable angina, brain condition, to include microvascular ischemic disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003039
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