The Board has denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and vertigo, finding that the preponderance of evidence does not support these claims.,Service connection is also denied for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with urinary tract infections due to a lack of current disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any diagnosis or findings consistent with ischemic heart disease, and the VA examiner found no evidence of such condition.,There is insufficient clinical evidence following the February 2020 examination to diagnose a vestibular or otologic condition. The Board finds that the first element of service connection for vertigo is not satisfied.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, vertigo, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with urinary tract infections
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2021
- Citation
- A21016779
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, including ischemic heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, and vertigo. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as presumptively related to his service in the Gulf War, specifically aboard the USS Chanticleer and USS Mataco.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
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