The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left knee disability has been withdrawn. The claim of reopening his unspecified cardiac disability was granted, but the Board finds that additional medical examination is needed to determine if he has a separate cardiac condition and whether it is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability. The claim of reopening his unspecified cardiac disability was granted, but further clarification is needed regarding the nature and etiology of any current cardiac disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ventricular hypertrophy, Unspecified cardiac disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1339288
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