The Veteran's claims for heart/pleural pericarditis, liver condition, and high cholesterol were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to service. The claim for a skin condition was remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran currently has any of the claimed conditions or that they are related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart/pleural pericarditis, liver condition, high cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1029353
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What this means for you
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