The Board found that the Veteran's dilated cardiomyopathy is not due to disease or injury incurred in service, and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's dilated cardiomyopathy to his anthrax vaccinations received during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0944496
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