Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure, supraventricular arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, and left ventricular assist device as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred during or caused by active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was negative, stating that no cardiac condition was noted during service and that the Veteran was not diagnosed with a cardiac issue until the late 2010s, several decades after service.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure, supraventricular arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, left ventricular assist device
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101459
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