The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current cardiac disability related to his military service and therefore, service connection for a cardiac disability is denied.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran does not have a chronic cardiac disability incurred during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1714951
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