Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1713925
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic heart or neurological disability in service or within one year following discharge from service. The Veteran's current disabilities are not causally related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD (myocardial infarction), CVA, Paralysis, Left eyelid cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1713925
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