The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, including as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorders, and for section 1151 benefits for a right elbow condition. The evidence did not support a finding of a current heart condition or a right elbow disability that was related to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA physician's opinion ruled out any causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, and his present cardiovascular disability. Additionally, there was no additional disability found following inpatient treatment for a right elbow condition at a VA medical facility.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, right elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0617033
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