The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for myocardial infarction and increased ratings for thrombophlebitis of both legs, as well as his claim for TDIU. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant's current disabilities were not linked to his in-service symptoms and did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his existing service-connected thrombophlebitis.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015903
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