The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the condition and the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it is less likely than not that the Veteran's congestive heart failure was etiologically related to his active service based on the lack of relevant in-service diagnoses or treatment, and the single elevated blood pressure reading during separation physical was insufficient to diagnose hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102622
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