The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disabilities, including SVT, sinus bradycardia, hypertensive heart disease, old myocardial infraction (old MI), coronary artery disease (CAD), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The Board found that these conditions are not causally related to the Veteran's active service or his service-connected valvular heart disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed heart disabilities and his active service, including inactive rheumatic fever. Additionally, the Veteran's current heart conditions are less likely due to his service-connected valvular heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, super ventricular tachycardia (SVT), sinus bradycardia with first degree heart block, hypertensive heart disease, old myocardial infraction (old MI), coronary artery disease (CAD), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007667
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