The Board found that the appellant's coronary artery disease is more likely due to risk factors other than smoking, and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a clear link between in-service nicotine addiction and the current heart condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0612912
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What this means for you
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