The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for keloids and pruritis on chest, upper back, arms and flank was denied. The issue of service connection for unstable angina and a heart disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension, was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no evidence of an existing heart disorder or unstable angina in the Veteran's medical records, including his post-service treatment reports. The examiner noted that the Veteran had been diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain during a February 2006 cardiac catheterization.
- Claimed conditions
- Keloids, Pruritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008536
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