Granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a heart disability secondary to hypertension was granted, with the effective date set to December 6, 2019.
The deciding factor: The first competent evidence of record clearly indicating a diagnosis of a heart disability secondary to a service-connected disability was dated December 6, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- left ventricular hypertrophy/hypertensive heart disease with valvular heart disease and sinus arrythmias (heart disability), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004125
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