The Veteran's claim for service connection for a history of myocardial infarction, claimed as a heart attack, is denied because there is no current diagnosis or evidence of such condition during his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD) or a confirmed history of myocardial infarction in the Veteran's medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- history of myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1810437
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