The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and bilateral leg disorder on secondary basis to a service-connected condition. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities to his service-connected conditions or to exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Ischemic heart disease, Bilateral leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0009874
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