The appeal for service connection for artery spasms was dismissed as moot because the condition is subsumed in the already service-connected coronary artery disease. The Board remanded the claim for bilateral peripheral neuropathy, secondary to PTSD, due to outstanding SSA records and an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the finding that the Veteran's artery spasms are subsumed by his service-connected coronary artery disease, while a new opinion is needed regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy and his service-connected PTSD due to outstanding evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Artery spasms, Bilateral peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044745
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 964 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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