Granted
The Board granted service connection for valvular heart disease and left ventricular hypertrophy, finding that these conditions are caused by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners agreed that the Veteran's service-connected hypertension played a role in causing his heart condition, satisfying the nexus requirement for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086392
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