The Board has determined that the veteran's current cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disorders are not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current cardiovascular or peripheral vascular disorders to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disorder, peripheral vascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0301915
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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