The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed chronic acquired heart disorder was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent clinical evidence showing a diagnosis of heart disease during or within one year after service, and current medical findings do not support a finding of any present disability attributable to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605711
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's claimed heart and respiratory disorders were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor could they be presumed to have been caused by service. The evidence did not support a finding of chronicity in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal for service connection of a chronic acquired heart disorder is being remanded due to procedural deficiencies in the VCAA notice.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that a chronic acquired heart disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and cannot be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to any presumptive conditions. The veteran's current diagnosed condition is not linked to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
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