Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, finding that there is no evidence of a diagnosed heart condition and that his reports of chest pain do not result in functional impairment in earning capacity.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 opinion from M.L., M.D., concluded that the Veteran's reported symptoms of chest pain are not indicative of a heart condition and do not result in functional impairment in earning capacity, rendering service connection for a heart condition unsupported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25012315
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