The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for numbness in the right foot and pain in the buttocks, as well as his claim for a compensable rating for coronary artery disease. The evidence did not support the presence of chronic disabilities associated with these conditions that were related to service.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence did not provide any objective findings supporting the veteran's assertions of current disability due to numbness in the right foot or pain in the buttocks, and his coronary artery disease was not shown to meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the right foot, pain in the buttocks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0029750
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