The Board has denied the claim of service connection for a cardiovascular disorder as not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking the current diagnosis to active service.
The deciding factor: The medical examiner concluded that there is no factual evidence in the record to support a causal relationship between the appellant's disease process and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disorder, dilated cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0004926
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What this means for you
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