The Board granted service connection for heart attack (myocardial infarction) status post triple coronary bypass, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, and an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's myocardial infarction was caused by his service-connected hypertension and as to whether his degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine was aggravated by his service-connected plantar fasciitis, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart attack (myocardial infarction) status post triple coronary bypass, Degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098168
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