The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee disabilities, a left ankle disability, dysthymia with depression, PTSD, and a heart disability claimed as tachycardia. The decision also noted that new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria to reopen the claim for service connection of the heart disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found no chronic conditions related to the veteran's in-service complaints or injuries, and thus denied service connection for all claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, dysthymia with depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0410972
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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