The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for passing out, a blood infection, and a disability manifested by passing blood in the urine. The claims of service connection for sinusitis and coronary artery and aortic valvular disease have also been denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs did not show any diagnoses or symptoms related to the claimed disabilities, and there is no current medical evidence of record supporting his assertions. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Passing out, Blood infection, Passing blood in urine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0926920
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