Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, bilateral femoral stents for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and heart disability, but denied service connection for Parkinson's disease.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided a clear rationale that the Veteran's claimed conditions are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, bilateral femoral stents for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), second degree atrioventricular block, mitral regurgitation of unknown etiology, and aortic valve sclerosis of unknown etiology (heart disability), Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105794
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