The Board granted service connection for varicose veins, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass graft, non-painful chest scar, iron deficiency anemia status post internal bleeding, and PTSD. The effective dates were set based on the date of receipt of claims or other relevant information.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence had been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it with an effective date of January 25, 2000. Service connection was also granted for varicose veins, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass graft, non-painful chest scar, and iron deficiency anemia status post internal bleeding as secondary to the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass graft, non-painful chest scar, iron deficiency anemia status post internal bleeding, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26004713
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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