The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and a cardiovascular disability, both on a secondary basis to his service-connected duodenal ulcer.,A rating of 20% for the veteran's duodenal ulcer was granted.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence or opinion establishing a direct relationship between the veteran's respiratory and cardiovascular disabilities and his service-connected duodenal ulcer, nor does there exist any competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disability, Cardiovascular Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0524293
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