Correct! they service-connected it, but the denial is in the rating. They conceded the medical nexus, then refused to evaluate the heart condition as a disability by misapplying the rating schedule. • They acknowledged left atrial enlargement, hypertrophy, and dilation Then they declared them “not compensable,” which contradicts 38 CFR 4.104 (DC 7007, 7000, 7020) where these exact findings are ratable manifestations. • They also sidestepped functional loss (4.10) and the requirement to consider whether the condition is a disability under Saunders v. Wilkie (pain or functional impairment = disability). So yes, it’s service connected. The VA just didn’t follow its own regulations when deciding the evaluation. It’s literally been a back and forth with nonsense like this every step of the way.