The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current heart disability due to his service-connected heart murmur, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current heart disability related to service or military duties.
- Claimed conditions
- heart murmur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1015856
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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