The Board found that the Veteran's coronary artery disease and angina, as well as membranous glomerulonephritis, were not incurred or aggravated by his active military service. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease/angina, membranous glomerulonephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0934648
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