The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and a heart condition, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during service or related to active duty.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a current diagnosis of ischemic heart disease or a heart condition, and the preponderance of the evidence was against the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Heart Condition (complete blockage left subclavian artery, atherosclerosis, and carotid artery narrowing)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162319
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What this means for you
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