The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, including as due to herbicide exposure or secondary to hypertension and associated medications.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's heart disability is related to his active duty service or any service-connected condition, and there is no persuasive medical evidence linking it to such factors.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial flutter
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001943
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an addendum opinion regarding her cardiac disability. The VA examinations were not fully compliant with the requirements of Correia v. McDonald (2016).
- Denied
The appeal was denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's subjective complaints of chest pain, and it cannot be linked to his service-connected paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
- Granted
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