Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, diagnosed as bradycardia, finding that it was proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA examination provided a favorable medical nexus opinion linking the Veteran's bradycardia to his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart condition, Headaches, Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015792
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