The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an abnormal heart, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any complaints, symptoms, or treatment related to the Veteran's claimed heart disability during service or since discharge, and genetic testing results were inconclusive without a diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- abnormal heart
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25035900
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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