The Board denied service connection for heart disease as the evidence did not support a relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA medical opinion, which was based on physical examination and review of the entire record, concluded that the Veteran's current cardiac disability was less likely than not related to service since his separation examination was silent for a heart condition and no evidence suggested a heart condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015958
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