The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of myocardial infarctions, as new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: The additional medical records did not provide evidence that the veteran's myocardial infarctions were due to VA's failure to properly diagnose or treat a cardiovascular disability at a VA medical facility.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of myocardial infarctions
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0811463
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