The Board denied service connection for both the heart and kidney disabilities, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active military service.

The deciding factor: The most persuasive evidence weighs against finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active military service or were caused or aggravated by his service-connected back or psychiatric disabilities.

Claimed conditions

heart disability, kidney disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 29, 2025

Citation

25001297

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