The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for heart disease, to include tachycardia, was denied because the evidence received since the July 2002 rating decision did not show that the veteran's current heart disease is related to his service.
The deciding factor: None of the additional evidence received since the final July 2002 rating decision tends to show that the veteran's heart disease is related to his service; thus, it does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim and is not material.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0903063
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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