The Board denied service connection for heart disability, hepatitis, and anxiety disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's claims for hepatitis and anxiety disorder were previously denied in a final rating decision from June 1985.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any diagnosis or treatment for the claimed disabilities, and there was no evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Heart Disability, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0501883
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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