The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are not well-grounded, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's conditions have been evaluated based on their current status without finding new evidence to reopen previous claims. The RO has denied the claims due to lack of supporting medical evidence and failure to meet the criteria for service connection under the applicable rating codes.
- Claimed conditions
- First-degree atrioventricular block, Defective vision, Hip disability, Bilateral arm and wrist disabilities, Skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0016473
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, bilateral neuropathy below the hips, and a skin disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a complete medical opinion addressing both secondary causation and secondary aggravation theories of service connection from a medical doctor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability and skin disability, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure, for further development of the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, eye disability, erectile dysfunction, skin disability, and painful joints due to a lack of evidence supporting their onset in or relationship to active duty. The claim for a heart disability was remanded.
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