The Board has denied the reopening of claims for service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction and right bundle branch block, as well as the denial of service connection for hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure) and left ventricular hypertrophy. The evidence received since the January 2006 rating decision does not meet the criteria for new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claims have been denied due to a lack of sufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide sufficient information to establish that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his military service or any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, Right bundle branch block, Hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), Left ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1207530
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