The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic retinopathy, adjustment disorder with anxiety features, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, general arteriosclerosis status post aortofemoral bypass, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular insufficiency, renal insufficiency with proteinuria, cardiac failure with ventricular function by MUGA, diabetes mellitus, arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0318458
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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