The Veteran's heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation and mild to moderate aortic stenosis, were not found to be related to his service or due to exposure to herbicides. Service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran does not have ischemic heart disease, which would warrant presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicides, and none of the diagnoses qualify as ischemic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disease (including but not limited to ischemic heart disease), Atrial Fibrillation, Mild to Moderate Aortic Stenosis, Mild to Moderate Mitral Regurgitation, Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1644775
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