The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a pulmonary disability and a cardiovascular disability, as well as his increased rating claims. The decision also noted that new evidence did not provide sufficient material to reopen the claim for a pulmonary disability.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to support the reopening of the claim for a pulmonary disability, and the veteran's assertions regarding current disabilities were deemed insufficient to establish a plausible claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Disability, Cardiovascular Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0027903
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