The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for any of the claimed conditions, including Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Bronchitis, and Residuals of a Gunshot Wound to the Left Foot. The claims are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any of these conditions during or within one year after service, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Bronchitis, Residuals of a Gunshot Wound to the Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0704473
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