Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, including due to inservice toxic risk exposure activities and secondary to his service-connected asbestosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's current heart disability was related to his military service or any in-service toxic exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiomyopathy, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, ventricular arrhythmia, automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, nonobstructive coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089947
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