The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, an increased rating for adjustment disorder with bulimia nervosa, and an increased rating for ovarian cysts. The decision found no current evidence of a cardiovascular disability or any nexus between the claimed conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations did not find any current evidence of a heart condition in the veteran's case, thus failing to establish a well-grounded claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disability, adjustment disorder with bulimia nervosa, ovarian cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0000484
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What this means for you
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