Partly granted
The veteran's heart disability is service-connected due to a psychiatric condition. The claim for a compensable rating for the right index finger was withdrawn. Claims for bilateral calcaneus heel spurs, bilateral tibial stress fracture, and tinea versicolor with toenail fungus were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, right index finger disability, bilateral calcaneus heel spurs, bilateral tibial stress fracture, tinea versicolor with bilateral onychomycosis (toenail fungus)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000227
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