The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for cardiovascular disorders, excluding his service-connected HTN, CVA, and TIA, as these conditions are not causally related to his military service or due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Board also found that they were not secondary to his service-connected HTN.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diagnosed cardiovascular disorders did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents, and there was no evidence of a direct causal relationship between these conditions and his military service or service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disorder, carotid artery obstruction, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), cerebral atherosclerosis, aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23041852
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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