The Board denied service connection for multiple myocardial infarctions and TDIU, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the veteran's myocardial infarctions and arteriosclerotic heart disease and his active service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Myocardial Infarctions, Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500394
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for arteriosclerotic heart disease, finding that the evidence did not warrant a rating in excess of 60 percent since January 1, 2004.
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