The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asbestos exposure, right ankle and elbow injuries, psoriasis, cognitive impairment, and an earlier effective date for a higher rating for heart disease. The decision also found no CUE in the June 1995 rating decision.
The deciding factor: There is no current disability from asbestos exposure or other service-connected conditions that would support service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of asbestos exposure, coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0335597
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- Remanded (sent back)
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