The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic disability manifested by cardiac muscle contractions is presumed to have been incurred during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, and thus warrants compensation under the provisions for undiagnosed illnesses.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's mild cardiomegaly (cardiac hypertrophy) may be attributed to an undiscovered illness, warranting service connection under the provisions for undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac muscle contractions, chronic disability manifested by cardiac hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0213204
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