The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac condition, finding that his conditions are not related to Agent Orange exposure and were not established during service or within one year of discharge.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish any link between the Veteran's current heart conditions and his military service, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac condition (to include coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy), alcohol induced cardiomyopathy, chronic congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21002265
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