The Veteran's heart disability, including a heart block, implanted cardiac pacemaker, and bradycardia, is not service-connected due to lack of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a nexus between the current heart disabilities and service, particularly given the absence of any reported symptoms during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not report any heart-related symptoms during service and there is no evidence of such symptoms prior to 2019 when he was first diagnosed with these conditions. The Board found that the Veteran's opinion regarding a nexus between his current heart disabilities and service is nonprobative due to lack of medical expertise.
- Claimed conditions
- heart block, implanted cardiac pacemaker, bradycardia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23036830
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