The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, finding that none of them were incurred in or aggravated by active service.,Service records did not show any evidence of shrapnel wounds, peptic ulcer disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, left shoulder fractures, myocardial infarction, bronchitis, or psychoneurosis with depressive reaction during the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to active service. The service records did not show any injuries or illnesses consistent with those claimed by the veteran.,The Board found that none of the veteran's conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound scar to the left leg, asthmatic bronchitis, peptic ulcer disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, residuals of a left shoulder fracture, myocardial infarction, bronchitis, psychoneurosis with depressive reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0505439
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