The Board has granted service connection for nonobstructive coronary artery disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The heart disability other than nonobstructive coronary artery disease, severe aortic stenosis, post-surgical replacement, is not related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's diagnosed heart disabilities are more likely caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and less likely due to military service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- nonobstructive coronary artery disease, severe aortic stenosis, post-surgical replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1703685
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