The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular disease and for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the knees and lumbar spine, as well as his hearing loss. The appeals were not about service connection at all.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of cardiovascular disease or chronic disabilities involving the knees and lumbar spine that could be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular disease, Degenerative arthritis of the knees and lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0629817
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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