The Board denied the reopening of a previously denied service-connection claim for a left foot disability and denied entitlement to service-connection for a heart disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show aggravation of a pre-existing left foot injury, and there is no in-service disease or injury related to the heart disability. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for a left foot disability, and service-connection could not be established for a heart disability due to lack of in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1800842
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