The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and prostate cancer were denied. The Board found no current disability of these conditions at any point pertinent to the pendency of his claim, thus denying service connection. For LLE and RLE neuropathy, the Veteran was granted initial ratings of 20 percent each but denied requests for higher ratings or earlier effective dates.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of heart disorder or prostate cancer at any point pertinent to the pendency of his claim, thus failing to meet the requirement of having a current disability. The Board found that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date for LLE and RLE neuropathy as there was no manifestation of moderate incomplete paralysis prior to January 27, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder (Ischemic Heart Disease), Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19158883
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