Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure with ICD placement, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, tinnitus, sinus tachycardia, and cardiomyopathy. The claims for irritable bowel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions are secondary to her service-connected bilateral knee disability or related to in-service noise exposure for tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Congestive Heart Failure with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (CHF with ICD placement), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Tinnitus, Sinus Tachycardia, Cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104826
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