The VA treatment did not result in any additional residuals of a myocardial infarction.,The VA treatment did not result in any additional anginal pain.,There is no competent medical evidence establishing that the veteran had a morphine overdose during the course of treatment at the VA facility, and even if he did, any residuals were acute and transitory and did not result in additional disability.,The VA treatment did not result in any additional disability to a condition manifested by a low heart rate, alternating high and low blood pressure, fatigue, insomnia, restlessness, nausea, lightheadedness, and dizziness.,The VA treatment did not result in any additional psychiatric disability.,The VA treatment did not result in any additional headaches.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the claim that the veteran's conditions were caused or aggravated by the VA treatment received in September 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infarction, Angina pectoris, Morphine overdose-induced anxiety and shortness of breath, Low heart rate, alternating high and low blood pressure, fatigue, insomnia, restlessness, nausea, lightheadedness, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1201132
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