The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, including coronary artery disease (CAD), and right and left foot disabilities, including osteoarthritis, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions concluded that the current heart disability was more likely due to risk factors of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, while the foot disabilities were not shown to have onset during active duty or continuity of symptoms since separation. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, including coronary artery disease (CAD), Right foot disability, including osteoarthritis, Left foot disability, including osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014912
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