The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current heart disorder and there is no evidence of such during service. As such, the claim for service connection for a heart disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence in the service records to support the Veteran's assertion of having experienced symptoms of a heart disorder during his active duty service. The Board finds that the STRs do not contain any documentation of complaints or diagnoses related to a heart disorder, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021601
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What this means for you
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