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The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a heart disability and found that new evidence submitted by the Veteran is sufficient to reopen the claim. The current medical evidence indicates that the Veteran currently suffers from heart disease, but there is no direct evidence linking this condition to his military service.

The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the Veteran includes VA examination reports indicating a relationship between symptoms reported during service and current heart problems.

Claimed conditions
Heart Disease
How they argued it
Reopened with new and material evidence
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
April 24, 2009
Citation
0915449

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