The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder, finding that it did not manifest during service and is unrelated to his service-connected major depressive disorder with associated anxiety.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran's heart disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including due to his service-connected major depressive disorder. The Board found that the Veteran's heart disorder had multiple risk factors and is more likely related to familial hypercholesterolemia.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20055826
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