The veteran's appeal was denied for both the claim regarding a March 1993 rating decision and his claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, as they were not well-grounded due to lack of supporting medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The appeals lacked sufficient medical evidence to support the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart attack, Vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass graft, Cerebrovascular accident, Bilateral transmetatarsal amputations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0004085
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at University of Colorado Hospital in April 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for adrenal gland tumor, hypertension, enlarged node of the breast, congestive heart failure, kidney disability, pulmonary edema, cerebrovascular accident, Conn's disease, and paralysis of left lower extremity to obtain a VA examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of cerebrovascular accident, as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The Veteran's claim will be further evaluated with an addendum opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's heart attack is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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