The Veteran's heart disorder (claimed as atrial flutter, with diagnoses of underlying ischemic heart disease/CAD) is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.,Service connection for emphysema is denied because the condition is not shown to be related to diabetes mellitus or any other service-connected disability.,The Veteran's right eye blurred vision is found to be a refractive error (myopia) and not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Service connection for ischemic heart disease/CAD was granted based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, as the condition is associated with such exposure.,Emphysema/COPD was denied because it is not shown to be related to diabetes mellitus or any other service-connected disability. The VA examiner opined that diabetes does not cause or affect emphysema.,Right eye blurred vision was found to be due to refractive error (myopia) and not related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease/CAD, Emphysema/COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1107953
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