The Board found that the veteran's heart disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral varicose veins and/or psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were divided on whether the veteran's heart disability was caused by his service-connected conditions. The Board found that there was no clear evidence linking the heart disability to any service-connected condition, leading to a denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Bilateral varicose veins, Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0636131
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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