The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for heart disease other than hypertension and tachycardia, as well as his claim for a vision disorder secondary to his service-connected hypertension and tachycardia. The evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of any cardiac pathology or eye disorder in the appellant's medical records, and the Board found that the appellant had not established a causal connection between his service and any heart disease other than hypertension and tachycardia. The vision disorder claim was also denied as there was insufficient evidence to support its secondary nature.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease (other than hypertension and tachycardia), vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0303440
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