The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disorder, finding that the preponderance of evidence showed no chronic acquired cardiac disorder related to his inservice heart-related symptoms or otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The deciding factor was that the heart-related symptoms experienced in service were acute and transitory with no continuing residual disability, and any current cardiac disorder is not related to those symptoms or service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910536
What this means for you
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