The Board has determined that the Veteran's current cardiovascular disability, claimed as a heart murmur, did not result from an in-service disease or injury and is not otherwise related to service. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be established.
The deciding factor: No competent evidence confirms a diagnosis of or treatment for a cardiovascular disability during military service or within one year after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disability, heart murmur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0922823
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