The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for enlarged heart and jaw surgery residuals, finding no new and material evidence. The ratings for post traumatic arthritis of the left ring finger and tenosynovitis of the left long finger were also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of an enlarged heart or jaw disability that would warrant service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged heart, jaw surgery residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132236
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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