The Board denied service connection for peripheral vascular disease, a heart disability manifested by chest pain (including coronary artery disease but not carotid artery disease), and carotid artery disease as the weight of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were present in service or are related to an incident of service origin.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's in-service complaints of chest pain were attributed to noncardiac etiologies, his symptoms resolved with treatment and there is no evidence showing he was diagnosed with any of the claimed disorders within one year of separation from service or that these conditions are related to an incident of service origin.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease, Heart disability manifested by chest pain (including coronary artery disease but not carotid artery disease), Carotid artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24033097
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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