Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and GERD were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current arteriosclerotic heart disease is related to his service exposure to asbestos.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020082
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