The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, to include congestive heart failure, and a respiratory disorder other than pulmonary asbestosis. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated in service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners found no causal link between the Veteran's current diagnoses of congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with dyspnea and his service-connected pulmonary asbestosis. The Board also noted that smoking history did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Coronary artery disease, Status post myocardial infarction, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with dyspnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1551971
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