The appeal with respect to the proposed rating reduction for a left hip disorder characterized by arthritis, hip resurfacing, a femoroplasty, capsular release, and limitation of extension is dismissed. The service connection claim for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a nexus between the Veteran's currently diagnosed CAD and his in-service chest pain or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24047271
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and Arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his military service at or near the Korean DMZ.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of August 22, 2023 for the awards of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD), special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria (SMC), and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 22, 2019, for the awards of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD), prostate cancer, and hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) as the evidence did not show it was incurred during or related to active service, including exposure to herbicide agents in Korea.
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