Granted
The Board granted service connection for cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided evidence that the Veteran's cardiomyopathy was caused by his long-standing bronchial asthma, placing the evidence in approximate balance with the VA examiner's negative opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Ventricular arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy with automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) and left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016675
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