Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart attack, finding no causal relationship between the Veteran's active military service and his heart attack.
The deciding factor: The negative nexus opinions from medical examiners outweighed the evidence supporting a link to service, considering factors such as drug use, alcohol abuse, smoking, and severe coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- heart attack (myocardial infarction)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099117
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