The VA determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disease, including a heart attack, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the veteran's cardiovascular disease was related to disease or injury during service or to service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disease, heart attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614345
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What this means for you
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