The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of rheumatic fever, including hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease, status post multiple myocardial infarctions, and asthmatic bronchitis, including bronchial asthma.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of rheumatic fever, asthmatic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0624038
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