The Veteran's service connection claim for ischemic heart condition and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm was denied as there is no evidence of a link between the conditions and his military service, including exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart condition, Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140968
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