The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder manifested by chest pain and tuberculosis. The decision also noted that the veteran's claim for increased rating of cholecystectomy residuals was granted, but not appealed.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of current heart disorder or tuberculosis in service or currently present.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder manifested by chest pain, tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636337
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 325 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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