The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a heart condition and to reopen his claim for left lower extremity disability, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The RO found that there was no competent medical evidence indicating that the veteran's current conditions were related to his military service or pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0302487
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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