The Board granted service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, status post myocardial infarctions and heart transplant, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and urethral cancer, status post partial penectomy, and the residuals thereof.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence is in favor of finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his in-service toxic exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, status post myocardial infarctions and heart transplant, Chronic kidney disease (CKD), Urethral cancer, status post partial penectomy, and the residuals thereof
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051201
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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