The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed cardiovascular, neurological (including thoracic outlet syndrome and ulnar nerve damage), or respiratory disability. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of any chronic disabilities related to the claimed conditions in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular Disability, Neurological Disability to include Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Ulnar Nerve Damage, Respiratory Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0307567
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What this means for you
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