The Board found no current disability for which service connection may be granted, as the heart murmur in service has not been shown to be any more than a defect and does not rise to the level of a disability. The veteran's claim is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's complaints of chest pain to his in-service heart murmur or to any current chronic heart disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic heart disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0021310
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