The Board denied service connection for a cardiac disability as there was no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's in-service incurrence and his current diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence indicates that the Veteran is not entitled to service connection, as his heart was evaluated as normal upon separation from service, and he did not report cardiac symptomology until decades after separation from service. Multiple VA medical opinions indicated that the Veteran's cardiac disability is unrelated to a period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049684
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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