The Board denied service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease, a Heart Disability manifested by chest pain (including coronary artery disease), and Carotid Artery Stenosis due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions were present in service or until many years thereafter, and they are not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to service, including a lack of diagnosis during service and post-service records not showing the conditions within one year following separation from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Disability (manifested by chest pain), Carotid Artery Stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24033097
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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