The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease is granted. The claims for insomnia, high fever, gonorrhea, residuals of gunshot wound to the left knee, right elbow disorder, and residuals of injury to the left side of the neck are denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for ischemic heart disease due to its presumptive nature based on a diagnosis after service. The other claims were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, insomnia, high fever, gonorrhea, residuals of gunshot wound to the left knee, right elbow disorder, residuals of injury to the left side of the neck, other than scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1800107
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What this means for you
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