Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as secondary to the Veteran's anxiety and assigned a 70 percent rating from April 29, 2025. The Board also granted an initial 30 percent rating prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The private doctor's opinion was more probative than previous VA opinions due to its detailed explanation of the relationship between anxiety and CAD based on medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability (CAD), Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25015176
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